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Location: Town Hall, Draper Room
Meetings held at Town Hall are broadcast "live" in living color
HD surroundsound, on Cable Channel 8
7X24 updates on Ch 11. Meetings held away from the Draper Room are not
televised.
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UPDATES: (3/10/10)
*new* The Summer Tennis Program is now full. Un-placed registrations are in "waiting list" status and openings will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
*new* The great late-winter weather has us 1-2 weeks ahead of our normal spring schedule, so we brought John in a week early to take advantage of it. The gate at Phillips Field is now open. Town Park clean-up is underway and the Tennis Courts are open.
*new* $150 cash reward for information leading to conviction of, or restitution from, those responsible for vandalizing the Bath House with graffitti. Information should be provided to HPD Officer John Gagnon, and will be kept in strict confidence.
*new* Looks like ice out is coming early this year. At this time Hopedale Pond is extremely
dangerous.STAY OFF THE ICE!
*fyi* We received two bids in January for the Parklands Forestry project - both were
rejected by the Board; one for being turned in minutes after the posted deadline, the
for failing to meet multiple criteria in the RFP. We will be refining the RFP and putting the project back out to bid in the spring.
*fyi* Posting signs on Park grounds (Town Park, Phillips Field, Bath House/Parklands , Ballou Park or the Adin St. Triangle must be applied for & approved by our Board. Details are now posted on the main page of our website. Posting of political signs is not permitted
*fyi* At sporting events and all other times, dogs or other pets are not allowed at Phillips Field or Town Park.
*fyi* There is no parking on the pond boat ramp or at the spaces
next to the bath house.
This area is well-marked and the Hopedale Police Department will continue to ticket unauthorized and non-handicap vehicles parked in this area. This area is a drop-off zone only. Vehicles should be parked along Hopedale St.
*fyi* The unauthorized thinning, pruning, or cutting of any vegatation or trees violates Town bylaw. The Park Department will uphold its ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON VANDALISM for anyone found violating this bylaw.
*fyi Town Park is now monitored live by a 7X24 panoramic camera. This was obtained at no cost to the Town with a Homeland Security Grant obtained by our Fire Chief. The camera is monitored and administered from the fire station.
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Hopedale Pond Ice-out Dates: (Ice completely out in main body of pond from
the shop Northward)
2010: waiting...
2009: Thursday, March 19
2008: Tuesday, March 18
2007: Sunday, April 1 (partial re-freeze April 5-7!)
2006: Tuesday, March 14
2005: Friday, April 2
2004: Thursday, March 25.
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