Hopkinton DPW

General Fund

FY26 Capital Requests

Article 14 Pay-As-You-Go Capital, Item 9

Vehicle replacement

S-8 Dump Truck $411,000

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• Replace 14 year old dump truck;
• Critical equipment for snow & ice removal and maintenance of town properties

Article 14 Pay-As-You-Go Capital, Item 10

Vehicle replacement

S-18 Trackless Tractor $245,800

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• Replace 11 year old trackless tractor that is no longer functional
• Used year-round for snow & ice and roadside brush cutting
• Submitting a Shared Streets grant application to support maintenance of bike path & sidewalks
• Critical equipment for snow & ice removal and maintenance of town properties

Article 14 Pay-As-You-Go Capital, Item 11

Vehicle replacement

S-24 Dump Truck $125,000

• Rehab 16 year old dump truck;
• Only replace body on S-24 as a result of preventative maintenance
• Critical equipment for snow & ice removal and maintenance of town properties

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Article 14 Pay-As-You-Go Capital, Item 14

Drainage improvement - Claflin Place

$275,000

• Improve drainage and runoff from Claflin Place and Center Trail
• Prevent flooding and puddling
• Obtain easement for drainage pipe and outfall

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Hopkinton DPW

Water Enterprise

FY26 Capital Requests

Article 16

Vehicle Replacement - W-3 Pickup Trucks

$95,000

• Approved at 2024 ATM, but voided
• Identified as emergency response vehicles per Town Vehicle SOP
• Funded from Retained Earnings

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Article 17

Vehicle Replacement - W-1 Pickup Trucks

$70,000

• Approved at 2024 ATM, but voided
• Identified as emergency response vehicles per Town Vehicle SOP
• W-1 failed 2024 inspection; inoperable as of Feb 2025
• $61,296.87 funded from Retained Earnings; $8,703.13 from reappropriations

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Article 18

Town-wide water main line unidirectional flushing program

$100,000

• Needs new vote - 2024 ATM vote was not valid
• Flushing is an effective way to keep our drinking water safe, clean and pleasant tasting.
• Unidirectional flushing uses up to 40% less water than conventional flushing
• Response to water quality complaints
• $18,679.11 funded from Retained Earnings; $81,320.89 from reappropriations

Photo from resident of brown water Oct 2023

Article 19

Grove Street Water Tank #1 (engineering)

$250,000

• Needs new vote - 2024 ATM vote was not valid.
• The current Grove Street water service storage footprint consists of two tanks, located to the east of Hopkinton Middle School.
• Tank #1 was built in 1966, almost 60 years old.
• The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is requesting the Town address the deteriorated condition of Tank #1.
• $250,000 from reappropriations

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Grove Street Water Tanks

Article 20

Vehicle Replacement - W-9 Pickup Truck

$190,000

• Replacement of 14-year old Water Dept truck
• $170,888.03 funded from Free Cash; $19,111.97 from reappropriations

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Article 21

MWRA Connection (engineering & permitting)

$375,000

• Get MWRA Connection project to 100% design and support permitting

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Hopkinton DPW

Sewer Enterprise

FY26 Capital Requests

Article 22

Fruit Street Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) - Screen System Replacement

$465,000

• Required to comply with discharge permit from MassDEP
• Improves treatment and water quality released into the groundwater

Article 23

Sewer Main Replacement (Design)

Wood St and vicinity

$350,000

• Recommended in Town’s Asset Management Plan
• Area with high inflow & infiltration

Article 38

Temporary Easement at 32 Chestnut St

for Sidewalk Construction

• Project approved at 2023 ATM

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Article 38

Temporary Easement at 32 Chestnut St

for Sidewalk Construction