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Building committee recommends new elementary at Alta Vista site and combined Kennedy-Joyce middle school; outlines high cost estimates and MSBA path
Summary
The mayor-appointed building committee recommended building a new elementary school on the Alta Vista site to replace Alta Vista and Linscott, and urged pursuing a combined Kennedy-Joyce middle school project with MSBA backing.
WOBURN — Members of the school committee heard a detailed report from the mayor-appointed building committee (BCPC) on May 20 recommending large-scale construction projects and urging the district to pursue MSBA assistance.
The BCPC synthesized a 2023 feasibility study and site visits and recommended that the city construct a new elementary school on the Alta Vista site to replace the Alta Vista and Linscott schools, consolidating those attendance zones into a single modern elementary facility. The committee also recommended that the city pursue construction to replace or combine the Kennedy and Joyce middle schools into a single project and that the district seek MSBA participation for the larger middle-school…
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