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Needham Park & Rec pushes back on Pollard middle‑school land‑swap plan that would remove prime fields
Summary
The commission objected to a draft approach that would transfer 6.6 acres to the school committee for a Pollard middle‑school at the DeFazio site, raising concerns about losing premier fields, stormwater problems, parking and multiyear disruption; commissioners agreed to expand public outreach ahead of the Nov. 17 comment meeting.
Needham’s Park and Recreation Commission told school and design officials it is not ready to endorse a proposed jurisdictional transfer that would give the school committee 6.6 acres at the Rosemary complex as part of a plan to build Pollard Middle School at the DeFazio site.
Commission staff summarized recent working‑group meetings and the timeline: the school committee may vote on sites in late November and the town must select a site for the Massachusetts School Building…
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