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Millis to seek $125 million-plus for middle‑high school renovation; MSBA grant would cover majority, committee warns tax impact
Summary
The Millis Finance Committee on Nov. 5 presented Article 6, seeking $125,000,000 to add and renovate Millis Middle‑High School at 245 Plain St. The appropriation is contingent on an MSBA grant and a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion; committee members estimated the MSBA could cover about 54–59% of eligible costs.
The Millis Finance Committee on Nov. 5 presented Article 6, a motion to appropriate $125,000,000 — including $1,300,000 for schematic design — to design, construct and furnish an addition and renovation of Millis Middle‑High School at 245 Plain St.
Committee chair John Lohr said the appropriation is contingent on the town securing a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and on a debt‑exclusion vote under M.G.L. c.59, §21C (Proposition 2½). Lohr said MSBA’s committed grant would cover a substantial portion of eligible costs and that any costs beyond the grant would be the town’s responsibility.
Why it matters: supporters and the finance committee framed the project as addressing a school built in 1960 with only a late‑1990s addition and as a long‑term investment with a projected useful life of 50 years.…
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