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Residents, board members dispute proposed swing-school site as referendum looms
Summary
Public commenters and several board members urged broader outreach and reconsideration of placing a temporary “swing” school in Standish Park; the board reiterated that the town-appointed building committee and consultant are finalizing recommendations and no formal location decision was made at the meeting.
Jennifer Curry, a Wethersfield resident, urged the Board of Education to step up outreach about an upcoming elementary school building plan and referendum and said she is “in support of the referendum, period, full stop.”
The central controversy at the meeting focused on the proposed location for a temporary swing school to be used during multi-year construction. Curry and other speakers said placing the swing school in Standish Park (also referred to in the discussion as Stannish/Standish) would disrupt a highly used historic park and neighborhood. A board member read a letter from Paul LaSella opposing a Standish Park site and arguing the town-owned parcel referred to in the meeting as Keisha Farm would be a less disruptive alternative.
Board members and residents debated the tradeoffs of possible…
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