By Theresa Knapp 

Hopedale’s Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting are both scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the Hopedale Junior-Senior High School auditorium. 

The Annual Town Meeting warrant will include an article seeking a contingent budget which will require a Proposition 2 ½ override in the amount of $1,350,000. If the article is approved at town meeting, it must also be approved at a special election on May 23 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

The warrants were still open at press time. When finalized, they will be posted at www.hopedale-ma.gov