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City officials: planned summer repairs should not interrupt BPS or BCYF summer services
Summary
Boston public works and school officials told a City Council committee that planned facility repairs this summer will affect 54 sites but should not close any BCYF co‑located community centers and should not disrupt Boston Public Schools( BPS) extended school year services; 17 buildings will be closed for work but not BCYF sites.
Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy, chair of the Council's Committee on Strong Women, Families, and Communities, opened a Feb. 25 hearing on docket 0268 to review planned summer facility work and its potential impact on school and community programming across the city.
The work will affect dozens of properties but officials said core summer services should continue. "We will be doing work at 54 unique sites this summer," said Brian Ford, chief operating officer for Boston Public Schools, adding that 17 buildings will be closed for work and that none of those closed sites are cohabitated with Boston Centers for Youth & Families centers.
Why it matters: Boston Public Schools buildings house many BCYF summer programs, including camps and aquatics, and also host extended school year and other special-education services. Council members sought early notice this year to avoid the disruptions reported during recent summers and to give staff time to arrange alternate locations if needed.
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