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Pawtucket council questions $1.1 million design fee and capacity for more school bonding
Summary
Councilors pressed the school committee's plan to commit $1.1 million for design/Stage 2 submission work and warned the city may lack bonding capacity to fund large new-school projects while a $330 million high-school project is underway.
Pawtucket City Councilors on Tuesday pressed the school committee over a proposed $1.1 million design fee and broader plans for future school bonding, saying the city may lack the bonding capacity to authorize major new projects while a previously approved $330 million high-school bond is active.
The discussion matters because councilors said the $1.1 million the school committee proposed to spend on design work for a potential new school would draw from limited capital resources and could leave taxpayers exposed to additional debt service if a subsequent construction bond is pursued.
President Mercer raised financial history, noting a 2018 bond authorization from…
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