The Hopkinton Town Council on May 19 voted to send an amended lease for the proposed memorial at the 1904 Ashway School building to the school committee for final approval and authorized the town manager to sign on the town's behalf if the school committee makes no changes.

A councilor moved to consider the amended Ashway lease and pass it along to the school committee; the motion passed by roll call with councilors James, Davis, Roy, Burns and Gary voting 'aye.' During discussion a councilor recommended authorizing the town manager to sign the lease if the school committee approves it unchanged so that the agreement would not need to return to the council agenda.

Meeting remarks stated the amended lease will not be finalized until the school committee approves it. The council then approved a clarified motion that forwarded the amended lease to the school committee and authorized the town manager to sign on behalf of the town should the school committee approve without changes.