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Southborough panel to form short-term K–8 research committee after board votes not to seek MSBA extension
Summary
The Select Board voted to decline a request to extend the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) deadline and directed staff and members to develop a narrower, fact‑finding K–8 research charge to cost and compare alternatives to the previously proposed Neary (Plan A) project.
The Southborough Select Board voted Wednesday to decline seeking an extension from the Massachusetts School Building Authority and directed town staff and board members to refine a short‑term research charge to evaluate alternatives for town K–8 facilities.
The vote followed hours of discussion and public comment after last month’s special town meeting rejected the board‑backed Neary (Plan A) school project. Select Board member Al moved “I move that the board take the position that we will not ask for an extension from the MSBA,” and the board approved the motion by voice vote.
The research committee the board proposed would be charged to produce a factual comparison of feasible options — for example, base repairs to the Neary building to extend life for 5–10 years, moving grade levels among Finn, Woodward and Trotter, renovating…
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