As your readers in the Hopkinton community are aware, the Hopkinton school budget failed at the earlier school meeting. After diligent work by the school board and input from all who wished to comment, the school board has come up with a new budget that is $343,635 less than the initial budget.
As we all know from our own personal experience, budgeting is hard. The new proposed budget reduces the tax impact on our citizens by one cent. A good result which should please the taxpayers. This was accomplished by phasing in the facility project bond as well as reduction in personnel and supply costs.
We want to compliment the school board and all of those who commented on your mutual efforts to come up with the new budget. Good work by all. We look forward to voting in favor the new budget on Saturday, May 30. We hope others will support it as well. Our teachers, our school board and most importantly our students need your support.
ROBERT and BINNEY WELLS
Hopkinton