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Hopelawn Elementary delayed pending DEP appraisal; mayor says design unchanged and pilot funding could avoid referendum
Summary
Residents raised concerns about the Hopelawn Elementary School project and its size and access. Mayor John McCormick said the project design has not changed but is delayed because the DEP has not cleared a required second appraisal; he added a state law could allow pilot funding to avoid a voter referendum.
A resident asked the council whether the Hopelawn Elementary School project remains on schedule after a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) review and whether changes to wetlands requirements had altered the plan.
Mayor John McCormick told the council and the public that “there’s no change to the design. There is a delay only because the DEP has not cleared it yet. They had to do a second appraisal for some reason, but we’re waiting for that second appraisal to…
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