Kudos go out to Tim Kilduff, Ruth Gorman, Parks and Recreation Chairman Al Rogers, and veteran Mike Shepard for their help in fund raising for revitalzing the Hopkinton town common.

This new group is calling themselves the "Friends of the Common". The groups mission is to refurbish the gazebo, improve the landscaping, and restore the fountain to working order.

The gazebo was built in the 1980's and was dedicated to the veterans of the town of Hopkinton.

The new group hopes to raise enough funds to repair the roof, replace any rotted wood, fix moisture problems in the basement storage area, make electrical repairs, and lastly make the gazebo more accesible to those that are physically challenged.

The hopkinton Atheletic Association is supporting the effort and started the fundraising efforts by donating $5000.

The Parks and recreation department is responsible for overseeing the common. The group had asked for $60,000 to repair the gazebo at town meeting but did not receive the required vote necessary.

As part of the revitalization the group has asked Roy Macdowell of the Macdowell Companies, who is developing the Weston Nurseries project, to come up with a landscaping plan. There are a number of trees on the common that are dying and need replacement. Some of the trees that have been planted over the years have crowded the common as well. The trees that have caused the crowding are the Norway Maples which are a dominate species that are known to have a large spreading canopy that can kill off other species of trees.

As far as the fountain goes, resident Jeff Furber has obtained $20,000 of Community Preservation Act funds that will help go toward this project.

Others wishing to contribute to improving the common can send a check to HAA/Friends of the common, PO Box 820, Hopkinton, MA 01748.

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