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Town manager outlines school construction timeline and unveils draft townwide sidewalk/road assessments
Summary
Town Manager Andrew Nada updated the council on school construction progress and public engagement, saying scoping will continue and that consultants recommend projects within an approximate $150 million funding envelope; he also presented draft road and sidewalk condition assessments to guide multi‑year budgeting.
Town Manager Andrew Nada briefed the East Greenwich Town Council on the school construction program and supplemental infrastructure planning at the Sept. 9 meeting.
Nada said the internal school construction working group — which includes council members and school‑district representatives — is finalizing a project proposal connected to the Stage 2→Stage 3 application and that public engagement will continue, with a major informational session expected at the Swift Community Center the following week. He told the council the working group is coordinating scoping and funding options for elementary and high‑school work and noted the rough funding envelope is about $150,000,000; he cautioned that the amount does not mean every desired element can be funded and that design, scope and funding tradeoffs will continue for multiple years.
Separately, Nada introduced two draft comprehensive assessments prepared by consultants that inventory every town road and sidewalk (state, local and private) and rate pavement and sidewalk condition by category (rehabilitation, preventative maintenance, routine maintenance, deferred maintenance). The assessments include sidewalk groupings near schools, business districts and municipal facilities and categorize sidewalk types (asphalt, brick, concrete) and condition (good/fair/poor). Town staff plan to finalize the drafts, present them to the council and make the data available to the public; the assessments will be used to inform multi‑year budgeting and prioritization for repairs and capital projects.
Nada said the school construction project is expected to span several years (he estimated 4–5 years for the full program) and that internal meetings will continue weekly as plans are refined. The council also discussed coordination with state transportation projects when sidewalks fall on state roads and the legal allocation of maintenance responsibility once a state project is completed.
