Town Meeting

November 2022 Special Town Meeting

At its meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the Hingham Select Board voted to schedule a Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 7:00 PM at Hingham High School pursuant to Town of Hingham General By-laws Article 2 and M.G.L. c. 39, § 9.

The Select Board also voted to place local debt exclusion questions regarding Foster Elementary School and the Public Safety Facility upon the official ballot for the November 8, 2022 State election.

Related Capital Projects

Videos: Special Town Meeting Question of the Week

Week 8: How Will the Town Pay for the Public Safety Facility and New Elementary School?
September 28, 2022

Select Board Office Hours

Members of the Select Board are holding a series of virtual and in-person office hours to discuss questions related to the November 1, 2022 Special Town Meeting and the Foster School and Public Safety Facility projects.  

  • Wednesday, 9/28, 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Town Hall Select  Board office, with Select Board Member Liz Klein
  • Friday, 9/30, 10:30 – 11:00 AM at Town Hall Select Board office, with Select Board Chair Bill Ramsey

Presentations & Documents

  1. Tax Impact Summary for Foster School and PSF - September 20, 2022
  2. Financial Planning Model - September 23, 2022 (Excel File)
  3. Projected Tax Impacts - Foster School and PSF Debt Exclusion Projects – September 14, 2022
  4. PSF and Foster School Financing Considerations – August 23, 2022

10 Year Projected Tax Impact

10-Year Projected Tax Impacts for Foster School Public Safety Facility

Week 7: How Are the Proposed Public Safety Facility and New Elementary School Environmentally Friendly?
September 21, 2022

  1. Handout - Hingham Question of the Week 7 - How are the Proposed PSF and new Elementary School Environmentally Friendly.pdf

Week 6: Why Are the Proposed Public Safety Facility and New Elementary School So Large?
September 16, 2022

  1. Handout - Hingham Question of the Week 6 - Why are the Proposed Public Safety Facility and New Elementary School So Large?

Week 5: How Would a New Elementary School to Replace Foster Improve Services to the Community?
September 7, 2022

  1. Handout - Hingham Question of the Week 5 - How Would a New Elementary School to Replace Foster Improve Services to the Community?

Week 4: What are the Deficiencies in the Current Foster School?
September 1, 2022 (rev.)

  1. Handout - Hingham Question of the Week 4 - What are the Deficiencies of the Foster School?

Week 3: How Would a New Public Safety Facility Improve Services to the Community?
August 23, 2022

  1. Handout - Hingham Question of the Week 3 - How Will the PSF Improve Service to the Community

Week 2: What are the Deficiencies in the Current Police and Fire Stations?
August 16, 2022

  1. Handout - Hingham Question of the Week 2 - Deficiencies of Current Police and Fire Stations

Week 1: Why are we holding a Special Town Meeting this fall?
August 9, 2022