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Subcommittee discusses disposition of Wylie and Stone schools; tables decision pending options
Summary
Staff recommended disposing or repurposing two long-vacant one‑unit school buildings after cost estimates and reuse options were presented; the committee voted to table further action while exploring preservation, adaptive reuse and short-term modular options.
Facilities staff updated the Facilities and Operations Subcommittee on July 14 about two long-vacant properties — the Wylie School and the Stone School — and the committee voted to table formal disposition while staff and committee members explore reuse options and cost implications.
Why this matters: both buildings have been vacant for years and carry ongoing maintenance and security costs. Staff said renovating Wylie into usable space would be expensive relative to the building’s size; Stone School sits on a larger parcel and is on the historic register, which complicates demolition or redevelopment.
What staff said about Wylie and Stone
On the Wylie School, staff told the committee that MSBA (Massachusetts School…
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