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Madison Park rebuild stalled by high costs and swing‑space challenges; city eyes state funds
Summary
BOSTON — Boston Public Schools’ plan to rebuild Madison Park Vocational Technical High School surfaced as a major item at a Jan. 22 council hearing, where officials said costs and swing‑space logistics pushed a full project into the high hundreds of millions of dollars and likely into a state‑funding process.
BOSTON — Boston Public Schools’ plan to replace or substantially rebuild Madison Park Vocational Technical High School surfaced as the second major topic at a Jan. 22 hearing held by the City Council’s Committee on Government Accountability, Transparency and Accessibility. Administrators and the project team described a complex, high‑cost effort whose timeline and funding path remain unsettled.
Why it matters: Madison Park is Boston’s only comprehensive career and technical education (CTE) high school. Advocates argue a modern facility would expand workforce pathways for students and support local economic development. Officials said the project’s cost and the logistics of keeping students in school while work proceeds are the biggest current obstacles.
What officials told the committee: The feasibility process produced a wide range of earlier estimates; the administration said the initial feasibility…
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