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Planning board and school committee explore joint GIS and demographic study to inform school boundaries and capacity planning
Summary
After a public commenter and planning board chair raised GIS mapping and demographic study opportunities, the Winchester School Committee discussed pursuing a district demographic study and potential use of town GIS resources; staff said the town may already own software and that consulting capacity is the primary need.
Winchester officials discussed a proposed demographic study and joint use of GIS mapping tools Thursday after Planning Board Chair Dr. Brian Bernalia told the school committee his board would be interested in co‑sponsoring work if timelines align.
Bernalia said the Planning Board is expanding its GIS capabilities and, given a tight town‑meeting deadline, offered to coordinate if the school committee moves forward…
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