April 9, 2026 Submitted by Town of Hingham
Town Administrator Tom Mayo and the Town of Hingham invite the community to join an upcoming public information session to learn more about the proposed Hingham Center for Active Living.
Date – Monday, April 13
Time – 7 p.m.
Location – Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Sanborn Auditorium
Zoom link
- Dial-in number: 929-205-6099
- Website: https://zoom.us/join
- Meeting ID: 845 4000 9803
- Passcode: 1122
In 2025, Town Meeting appropriated $2.5 million for professional services to complete design and pre-construction bid documents in order to obtain construction bids for a new Center for Active Living located off Bare Cove Park Drive (Article 15 Annual Town Meeting 2025).
This year Town Meeting will consider fully funding the construction of the HCAL (Article 12 Annual Town Meeting 2026). The recommended motion asks the town whether to appropriate not more than $29.93 million to construct a new facility off Bare Cove Park Drive. The article authorizes the select oard to borrow this amount as excluded debt. The Advisory Committee voted 9-5 in favor, and the Select Board voted 3-0 in favor of this article.
To move forward on the construction of the Center for Active Living will require approval of Article 12 (two-thirds vote by Town Meeting on April 27) and an affirmative ballot vote (majority vote at the town election on May 2). A Proposition 2 ½ excluded debt is a voter-approved, temporary property tax increase to pay for a specific capital project and expires once that debt is fully repaid.
Annual Town Meeting is set for Monday, April 27, at Hingham High School, 17 Union St. Registration will open at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. If needed, a second night for Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28.
“As we approach Town Meeting, the select board wants to provide residents with an opportunity to answer any additional questions related to the proposed Center for Active Living,” Chair William Ramsey told the Hingham Anchor. “We plan to hold an in-person meeting but will also have a Zoom option for those who want to attend remotely. After an overview of the entire project, we will hold a question and answer period intended to answer any remaining questions about the project.”