Templeton’s Fall Town Meeting approved an article to fund repairs to the Narragansett Regional School complex, and the question will proceed to a town-wide ballot, TCTV hosts reported. The meeting took place Nov. 12 at the Narragansett Middle School Auditorium, where electronic voting was used for the first time.

The project was presented on air by an unidentified speaker who said the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) could reimburse 59% of eligible costs. The speaker cited a project cost of $6,111,695 and an estimated remaining local cost of about $4.75 million; the district would reportedly issue a 20-year bond to cover its share. The speaker also referenced an estimated bond principal-and-interest cost of about $7,057,471. The speaker noted reimbursement is for eligible costs only and characterized the MSBA commitment as contingent on usual program requirements.

Audience members and other speakers raised caveats about reimbursement and timing. One commenter asked whether multiple votes had been taken and emphasized MSBA commitments are not guarantees until all procedural requirements and partner-town approvals are met. Another attendee urged approval despite a projected tax increase, saying the town should act now to avoid higher future repair costs.

TCTV hosts noted the article passed at the town meeting and that a ballot question will follow. The show also reported that several Community Preservation Act projects (Boynton Public Library renovation, a community garden, Grange Hall kitchen work, and Memorial Congregational Church improvements) were approved at the same meeting.

Next steps and context: the school project, if approved at ballot, would proceed with district-level bonding and cost apportionment among member towns. Hosts and speakers emphasized that MSBA reimbursement is not automatic; the transcript recorded questions and caution about timing and guarantees. The hosts congratulated the town clerk’s office and election workers for implementing electronic voting without reported technical difficulties.

Reported figures and attribution: the MSBA reimbursement rate, project cost and bond estimates above were presented on air by an unidentified meeting speaker (first transcribed at SEG 036). The transcript contained an unclear or garbled figure for the precise percentage share Templeton would carry; that share is not specified in the on-air record.

The ballot schedule, exact vote tallies, and any final debt apportionment numbers were not provided in the broadcast.