Hopedale Morning Brief, Nov. 2: Search panel recommends administrator finalist

From Hopedale News

• Select Board approves cruiser fee amid finance alarm Hopedale's Select Board aired alarm over the town's finances, citing problems surfacing "every week" with no full-time administrator, assistant administrator or treasurer collector in place, as it weighed a new police cruiser detail fee, a stalled streetlight bond and a Draper Field use agreement.Hopedale News
• Finance panel presses town over PAX, ARPA funds Hopedale's Finance Committee pressed the town's finance team for unresolved answers on PAX stabilization funding and ARPA overspending, after a resident cited town meeting figures suggesting an "800,000" fiscal 2026 gap, a discrepancy the chair called one he's "trying to be a little cautious with."Hopedale News
• Board of Health hears tenant's mold complaint Hopedale's Board of Health heard a Freedom Street tenant's hearing request over mold and leak violations first cited in a December 22 inspection, including missing bedroom heat and a roof leak, before adjourning into executive session over complaints against board staff.Hopedale News
• Search panel recommends town administrator finalist Hopedale's search committee recommended a single finalist for town administrator after reviewing 44 applications, as the Select Board opened the warrant for a Nov. 17 special town meeting and member Carole Mullen questioned a $40,000 Collins Center contract's funding.Hopedale News

Happening Mon, Nov 2

• 10:00 a.m.: Regional transit authority meets in Framingham The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, which serves Hopedale, meets at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at its Framingham conference room.Town of Hopedale
• 6:30 p.m.: Cultural Council meets Monday evening Hopedale's Cultural Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the Draper Room and via Zoom.Town of Hopedale
• 6:30 p.m.: Select Board to meet Monday, Nov. 2 Hopedale's Select Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the Draper Room and via Zoom.Town of Hopedale

Coming up

• Tue, Nov 3, 4:30 p.m.: Library trustees meet Tuesday, Nov. 3 Hopedale Public Library's Board of Trustees meets at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Trustee Room, with a Zoom link in the agenda.Town of Hopedale
• Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 p.m.: BVT School Council meets in Upton The Blackstone Valley Tech School Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 65 Pleasant Street in Upton.Town of Hopedale
• Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee meets at JSHS Tuesday Hopedale's School Committee meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Jr.-Sr. High School media center.Town of Hopedale
• Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: State election held Tuesday at Draper Gym Hopedale polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Draper Gym for the state election.Town of Hopedale
• Wed, Nov 4, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board meets Wednesday via Zoom Hopedale's Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, with the Zoom link posted in the agenda.Town of Hopedale

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