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Select Board weighs move to former Thornton Burgess school; lighting, flooring and PFAS tests shape renovation plan
Summary
Board members discussed plans to occupy the former Thornton Burgess school building, considered a $219,000 LED lighting retrofit, identified needed flooring and security work, and reviewed PFAS/PFOS water test results and potential permitting issues tied to wells and the septic system.
The Town of Hampden Select Board on May 1 discussed plans to move some town operations into the former Thornton Burgess school building (referred to in the meeting as TWB), focusing on immediate repairs, energy upgrades and water-quality issues residents have raised.
Why it matters: The building reuse would involve multiple funding decisions at town meeting, possible change-of-use approvals, and work that could range from minor repairs to multi-hundred-thousand-dollar systems (lighting, flooring, filtration). The board emphasized that voters should understand both short-term costs to occupy the building and larger long-term renovation needs.
Town staff reported a vendor estimate of $219,000 for a full LED lighting retrofit that included assumed rebates; the estimate said about 400 existing fixtures would be replaced. Staff and board members discussed delaying a full retrofit until the…
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