IMPORTANT!! Select Board Meeting Tuesday, April 11th!!!

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PLEASE READ below AND SHOW UP OR JOIN THE ZOOM TUESDAY 4/11 Select­board meet­ing where Mar­guerite Con­crete will be pre­sent­ing their plan. We need voic­es of con­cern rep­re­sent­ed so the Select­board knows how those in our lake neigh­bor­hood will be neg­a­tive­ly affect­ed by this project.

For­ward­ed Message:

Hi All,

I hope this note finds you well. I am request­ing your sup­port again in an impor­tant mat­ter affect­ing our neigh­bor­hood. As you may already know, Mar­guerite Con­crete has pro­posed a zon­ing con­ver­sion that would allow them to build a 24,000-square-foot, 35-foot-tall build­ing with 120 park­ing lots that will house 50 employ­ees, who will come and go as need­ed 70 South Street, with an entrance and exit on Hay­ward Street.

Many of us have voiced our con­cerns about this con­ver­sion’s neg­a­tive impact on our com­mu­ni­ty, includ­ing increased traf­fic, safe­ty haz­ards, dam­ag­ing the lake, and set­ting a prece­dent for a fur­ther indus­tri­al creep on all Hop­kin­ton res­i­den­tial emp­ty lots. We have also raised ques­tions about the need for this spe­cif­ic build­ing when there are many oth­er avail­able prop­er­ties in Hopkinton.

As stat­ed in the neigh­bor­hood meet­ing by Mar­guerite Con­crete, rep­re­sen­ta­tives shared their plan to win the sup­port of the Select­board. You can read the details of what they are request­ing on pages 120–140. Link — https://drive.google.com/…/15W5o…/view…

The Select­board meet­ing on Tues­day, April 11, 2023, will pro­vide an oppor­tu­ni­ty for us to voice our con­cerns and urge the board to vote against this zon­ing con­ver­sion. Whether you can attend in per­son or vir­tu­al­ly via Zoom, your sup­port and pres­ence will make a sig­nif­i­cant impact. The pub­lic com­ment peri­od is near the begin­ning of the meet­ing at 6:30 pm, and then the 70 South St dis­cus­sion is lat­er at about 7:15 pm as per the agenda.

Please note that it was clear­ly called out dur­ing the March 6th plan­ning board meet­ing that there is no guar­an­tee that the plans for the build­ing will stay the same once the site is rezoned.

Please join us at the Select­board meet­ing and show your sup­port for our com­mu­ni­ty. We need to stand togeth­er to pro­tect our neigh­bor­hood and pre­vent indus­tri­al creep. The meet­ing details are as follows:

Date: Tues­day, April 11, 2023

Time: 6:00 PM

Loca­tion: Room 215/216 — Hop­kin­ton Town Hall, 18 Main Street, Hop­kin­ton, MA 01748

Zoom Meet­ing Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88983281788…

US: +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 or

Webi­nar ID: 889 8328 1788

Pass­code: 012346

Thank you for your time and con­sid­er­a­tion. Let’s work togeth­er to keep our com­mu­ni­ty safe and prosperous.