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Council urges voters to consider $71 million school bond referendum at field house; officials stress state reimbursement and long-term costs if deferred
Summary
Councilors previewed a $71 million school bond referendum to appear on ballots Oct. 8, emphasizing state reimbursement of about 68.3% and warning that postponing work could increase future costs and threaten school capacity planning tied to mandatory pre-K and moving fifth grade back to elementary schools.
Town and school officials urged West Warwick voters to consider a $71 million school building bond referendum scheduled for Oct. 8 and held at the Civic Center field house, 100 Factory St., from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Council members and the school building committee described the referendum as a package of projects affecting every school building and focused primarily on addressing overcrowding, preparing for mandatory prekindergarten and moving fifth grade out of the middle school back to neighborhood…
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