The Milford Daily News
“I think it’s fair,” Select Board Chairman Brian Keyes said. “I do think that . we’ve given as much latitude in this climate and pandemic and being friendly to the business as we can.”
The Hopedale Select Board on Wednesday doubled down on a January vote requiring Beyond Full, which operates from Hopedale Town Hall, to return to its regular $750 per month payment schedule to the town as of Feb. 1. The board had allowed the café to pay partial rent for several months to make up for the hardship caused by COVID-19, before requiring a return to regular rent payments.
The Milford Daily News
HOPEDALE Voters will decide on a debt exclusion at the end of the month that is expected to fund more than half a dozen local expenditures for public safety equipment, road repairs, vehicle purchases and more.
“I think in this particular case, we’re hopeful (voters will) support us, because we need additional capital items,” Town Administrator Diana Schindler said. “We are working on several projects that need investment.”
The debt exclusion is $292,556. A debt exclusion, as opposed to a tax override, is temporary and in effect until a debt is paid.
The election is scheduled for Tuesday, June 29.