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Select Board backs consolidated middle school and urges turnout for Sept. 9 vote
Summary
After public comment and extended discussion, the Longmeadow Select Board adopted a position statement supporting a consolidated middle school at the Williams site and urged residents to attend the special town meeting Sept. 9 and special election Sept. 30 to consider project funding and a debt exclusion.
The Longmeadow Select Board on Sept. 2 voted to adopt a statement supporting construction of a consolidated middle school at the current Williams Middle School site and urged residents to attend the special town meeting on Sept. 9 and the follow-up special election on Sept. 30 to consider project funding and a proposed debt exclusion.
The board’s statement said both Williams and Glenbrook middle schools are “nearing the end of their useful lives,” argued that a single consolidated building would be more cost‑effective than renovating both, and recommended Article 1 of the Sept. 9 special town meeting. Select Board Chair Josh Levine read the drafted statement and the board voted to adopt it.
Why it matters: The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) process tied to this project makes the Sept. 9 meeting a key moment for securing state funding and for the town to decide whether to consolidate the two schools. Several residents who addressed the board and members of the school…
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