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Winchester School Committee votes to transfer Mystic School to town control, approves lease assignment and town-meeting article

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The Winchester School Committee unanimously declared the Mystic School surplus to school needs, approved an assignment and assumption of the existing lease to the town, and forwarded a town‑meeting article seeking transfer of care, custody and control to the select board.

The Winchester School Committee unanimously voted Thursday to declare the Mystic School no longer needed for school purposes, to approve an assignment and assumption agreement for the property’s existing lease to the town, and to send a town‑meeting article requesting transfer of care, custody and control of the building to the select board. The committee recorded all three motions as approved without recorded dissent.

The action follows prior committee discussion and recent conversations with the select board about the facility, which currently houses Winchester Recreation Department programs and a nonprofit tenant. The…

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