Legacy Farms and Hockey Rink Update - Public Hearing Thurs Nov 17 at 7pm

The Hopkinton Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a Public Hearing Tonight - Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall, 2nd Floor, 18 Main Street, to hear all persons interested in the use of the 19 acre parcel of land given by Legacy Farms for community use. I just wanted to pass along some background information for those planning to attend. Demons Youth Hockey made a proposal to the town in April 2011 to build a hockey rink off East Main Street on the Legacy Farms property if the town would grant a 30-year lease to the Demons for $1. Demons would conduct fundraising to build the arena. Read the proposal at http://www.hopkinton.org/pdf/HockeyIceArena.pdf.

Many of our Educate Hopkinton subscribers are interested in updates about the Legacy Farms (former Weston Nurseries property) project. The Legacy Farms website includes a lot of detailed information including a list of frequently asked questions. There are also several documents available from the Planning Board as well as documents from Town Meeting 2008. For more info visit:

• Legacy Farms Website http://www.legacyfarms.com/
• Legacy Farms FAQ http://www.legacyfarms.com/faqs.asp
• Legacy Farms Fiscal and Economic Impacts Analysis by Community Opportunities Group, May 2, 2008 http://www.educatehopkinton.com/COG_Legacy_Farms_Final_Report_5-2-08.pdf
• Legacy Farms - Planning Board Master Plan Review by Sasaki Associates, April 25, 2008 http://www.educatehopkinton.com/Legacy_Farms-1_04_25_08.pdf
• Hopkinton Open Space Mixed Use Development Overlay District Regulations http://www.hopkinton.org/planning/pdf/OSMUD.pdf
• Hopkinton Host Community Agreement for Legacy Farms http://www.hopkinton.org/selectmen/pdf/LegacyFarmsHCA.pdf

And as always, you can also stay informed about town and school budget issues by subscribing to Educate Hopkinton bi-weekly email updates at http://educatehopkinton.com/.