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Citizens advisory panel flags wetlands, palmland conveyance and schedule risks for two new schools
Summary
The Citizen Advisory Review Panel reported 77 referendum projects; panelists identified wetlands at Yerby Track and a palmland conveyance as potential schedule risks, urging shovels in the ground by Jan. 2026 to meet an August 2027 opening.
Jay Lombardo, representing the Citizens Advisory Review Panel (CARP), briefed the Dorchester School District Two board on Sept. 17 findings and summarized them for the Sept. 22 meeting: 77 referendum projects are under review, 58 are in work or complete, and approximately $41 million — about 22% of referendum funds — have been spent or encumbered.
Lombardo told trustees…
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