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Braintree council hears mayor's update on school redistricting as neighbors warn of neighborhood harm
Summary
Mayor Joyce updated the council on the school committee's redistricting work and maintenance-cost estimates; several councilors and residents urged caution, argued against closing neighborhood schools and called for alternatives such as a special education stabilization fund.
Mayor Joyce told the Town Council the school committee is continuing to develop options for redistricting and will hold a public hearing the following Monday in this chamber.
"We've shared some ... facilities perspective on all the schools," Mayor Joyce said, and told the council the town had provided a facilities estimate that was "in the ballpark of probably a hundred million dollars across all our school buildings" for maintenance needs alone.
Several councilors and residents used the council's time to raise substantive concerns ahead of the school committee's public hearing. Councilor Ward said two of…
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