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Boys & Girls Club deal still active; school committee to receive update after interagency meeting
Summary
Committee chair and mayor said the Boys & Girls Club redevelopment remains in negotiation; a multi‑party legal and technical meeting was scheduled and committee members asked for an update after the meeting.
Members of the School Committee asked for an update on the Boys & Girls Club redevelopment after committee members and staff said ongoing legal, drainage and easement issues remain under review.
What was said: The chair and other committee members said the deal is still live and that a meeting involving district and city attorneys, Department of Public Works and Boys & Girls Club representatives was scheduled for March 5 to resolve outstanding issues including a culvert and parking/structural concerns tied to a nearby housing authority parcel. The mayor and chair both said there is broad support for the project but that legal and technical issues must be addressed before the committee or City Council can take final action.
Why it matters: Committee members expressed concern that informal public statements and rumors about the project’s status were circulating; the chair asked members to refrain from making public statements until the joint legal meeting concludes and the committee is briefed. The mayor said addenda extending key deadlines had been signed to keep the transaction alive.
Next steps: District and city attorneys and project stakeholders meet; the superintendent’s office and the chair said the committee will be briefed after that meeting and will be updated at a subsequent public meeting.
