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Duxbury schools present $6.9M FY27 capital needs; Alden feasibility study added amid questions about funding route
Summary
The School Department presented FY27 capital needs — $6.9 million in total — and prioritized $3.175 million for the coming year; a feasibility study for Alden School was added to the prioritized list, prompting committee members to ask town leaders to clarify whether the study would be funded through town funds or as a debt-exclusion ballot question.
Duxbury school and town facilities and technology leaders told the School Committee that the district's FY27 capital need list totals about $6.9 million and that the administration prioritized $3.175 million of those needs for the coming year. The committee also discussed adding a feasibility study for Alden School as part of the district's prioritized capital requests and debated how the study should be funded.
Lisa (school/business office) summarized the capital process, citing Massachusetts law and town financial-management policy and explaining that capital requests typically originate with facilities and technology directors and principals. Katie St. Clair, director of facilities for town and schools, and Mike Woodford, the district chief technology officer, joined the presentation.
Capital ask overview and prior funding
The department presented FY27 total needs of roughly $6.9 million and a prioritized package for FY27 totaling $3,175,000. Lisa said prior years saw higher requests…
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