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Finance Committee hears capital-project updates: DPW expansion, Newman theater, Pollard MSBA feasibility
Summary
On Jan. 22 the Finance Committee reviewed updates from the town’s Building Design and Construction staff on ongoing and planned capital projects including a DPW expansion, the Newman Theater renovation, library teen-space work, the Center at the Heights and the Pollard school feasibility study with the MSBA.
Town building-design staff briefed the Finance Committee Jan. 22 on the status of multiple capital projects and near-term funding requests, including phases of a DPW expansion, Newman theater work, library upgrades, Center at the Heights and the Pollard school feasibility project now in the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) pipeline.
Why it matters: the projects represent multi-year capital planning that will require design and construction funding votes at future town meetings and, in the Pollard case, state-level MSBA review and designer-selection procedures that will affect schedule and town resources.
Key project updates:…
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