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Board deadlocks on Edgewood school renovation request; vote to seek $12 million delayed
Summary
The Bristol Board of Education split on whether to reclassify Edgewood Elementary’s project as a full renovation and request an additional $12 million from city finance bodies; the motion ended in a tie and will return to the board at a special meeting.
The Bristol Board of Education voted on Sept. 10 on whether to classify the Edgewood Free School project as a full renovation and ask the Board of Finance and City Council for an additional $12 million. The motion resulted in a tie and failed; the board agreed to revisit the request at a special meeting this month.
Board members and district staff described two paths under review: a targeted alteration under the previously approved $16.8 million budget, and a renovate-as-new option that increases total project cost estimates but raises the state reimbursement rate. Tara (staff member) told the board the renovate-as-new budget would be about $28.8 million, with an estimated Bristol cost share of $4,420,000 because the facility…
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