After anoth­er beau­ti­ful sum­mer, fall is upon us and it’s time for the annu­al draw down of the lake to begin. The tim­ing of the draw down is man­dat­ed by a per­mit received from the Hop­kin­ton Con­ser­va­tion Com­mis­sion and must begin no ear­li­er than Sep­tem­ber 15^th and no lat­er than Octo­ber 1^st. While the exact date can vary from year to year based upon the lev­el of the lake at the end of sum­mer, it could start any time between now and Octo­ber 1^st.  For your infor­ma­tion, the Hop­kin­ton DPW is in charge of the draw down process.  This year’s draw down is expect­ed to be 4′ and 5′ (48–52 inch­es).  Please be aware of the lake lev­el draw down process and arrange for the removal of boats and docks accordingly.