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Hampden officials press for clearer regional agreement as Wilbraham middle school overcrowding, ventilation concerns persist
Summary
Select Board members discussed progress from a March 19 meeting with Wilbraham officials and debated whether Hampden should pay for capital work at the Wilbraham Middle School amid ongoing overcrowding and ventilation problems; the boards agreed to meet again April 2.
Don, a member of the Town of Hampden Select Board, said the board met March 19 with Wilbraham officials and that the meeting produced "a rather frank and honest discussion" about possible amendments to the regional school agreement.
The issue, Don said, centers on how to give the Wilbraham School Committee flexibility to manage overcrowding and building use while deciding who pays for capital repairs. "One of the main sticking points is, will Hampden pay a share of the part for the children in the Wilbraham Middle School?" Don said. He also said he was "disappointed to see that the Wilbraham capital…
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