Hopkinton Zoning Committee Explores Options for MBTA Communities Act

By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Hopkinton’s Zoning Advisory Committee continues to look at options for places the zoning could be changed to meet the requirements for the state’s MBTA Communities Act. The Hopkinton Independent reports the Planning Board asked the Zoning Advisory Committee to work on it after a proposed plan was voted down at the May Annual Town Meeting. Meanwhile a Special Town Meeting to discuss it could be scheduled in December. Communities have until December 31 to comply or lose certain funding.