Hopkinton Community Preservation Commission & “The EMC House Project” John H Coolidge, Chairman Hopkinton CPC

Current Town Involvement Resident for 25 years Involved in Town Government 20 years Member of the Planning Board, Chairman Founder, Open Space Preservation Commission, Chairman Community Preservation Commission, Chairman Member 3 year Fiscal Planning Committee Member Fruit Street Development Committee Member Affordable Housing Task Force

Population changes 19807, , , ,131

Growth Subdivisions Denied New Construction approved Lots Lots Permits approved Lots Lots Permits

Land Use/Ownership: Public 23% is Public 13% State Owned 8% Town Owned 2% Nonprofit Exempt

Tax Revenues 81% Residential 16% Commercial/Industrial 2.5% Personal Property Total Revenues = $ 28,844,877

45% of Hopkinton’s population has moved into town since % have lived here for 22 years or more 20% of the population is under the age of 10 School Enrollment has increased 110% from 1992 to 2002School Enrollment has increased 110% from 1992 to 2002

Planning for Open Space From 1989 to the present, conventional subdivisions produced: – –400 Housing Lots – – 51Acres of Open Space – –.13 Acres of Open Space per lot From 1990 to present, the more creative Open Space subdivisions produced: – –571 Housing Lots – –821 Acres of Open Space – –1.44 Acres of open space per lot

Open Space Preservation Commission Enacted by Town Meeting 1997 Ratified By State through Home Rule Petition Created OSPF, which sets aside $ for Land Preservation $ are appropriated through Town Meeting OSPC can negotiate and purchase w/Town Meeting approval Land for Passive Recreation

Community Preservation Committee Ratified by Town Meeting % of tax revenue toward Preservation 1st $100K of property value exempt –60% Open Space, 10% Active –10% Historical –10% Affordable Housing –20% Discretionary

Community Preservation Committee ATM 2002 $ 30,000 Reed Park for creation of soccer fields, $ 60,000 to EMC House project $75,000 Historical Commission, Barn preservation $5,000 South Mill Street Dam, preservation. – –Of the $378K received From FY ’02 tax revenues

Community Preservation Committee 2002 Fall Town Meeting $40,000 to EMC House project, funds to cover CPA administration cost $2m toward the Fruit street project $200K per year for 10 years 130 acres of open space including 10 acres for active recreation (fields) 12 acres for Affordable Housing (*)

Community Preservation Committee ATM 2003, currently proposed $ ???,000 Land Purchase, 30 acres adjacent to town owned land $5,000 ComCom & Open Space Commissions, for Land Stewardship Preservation. funds to cover administration cost – –Of the $378K received From FY ’04 tax revenues

EMC House Project Total Volunteer team workTotal Volunteer team work 100K appropriated from CPA100K appropriated from CPA Current Budget 89K, committedCurrent Budget 89K, committed 45K billed to date45K billed to date