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Select Board hears warning that planned housing projects could strain schools and budgets
Summary
A Select Board member and local residents raised concerns July 23 that three proposed or building projects in town could add 125–205 bedrooms and increase school enrollment and costs; the board discussed open-space strategies and the limits of local land-use authority.
Select Board members heard a public- and board‑initiated discussion on July 23 about how several planned housing projects might affect school enrollment and the town budget.
A Select Board member summarized parcel- and project-level numbers and cited the Ballinsville Elementary School (BES) project (54 units, 99 bedrooms), an in-progress Baker Lane subdivision (20 lots) and a proposed Brooks Road project (20–24 units). The board member estimated that,…
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