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Framingham school committee urges planning board and council to weigh school impacts of MBTA Communities housing plan
Summary
After public comment and staff analysis, the Framingham School Committee unanimously authorized the chair to send the district's data and concerns to the planning board and city council, highlighting a district estimate of roughly 0.15 students per new housing unit—about 653 students if 4,355 units are built—and urging education review before zoning votes.
The Framingham School Committee voted unanimously to ask the planning board and city council to consider the district’s capacity and funding needs as the city plans to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
At a discussion added to the agenda, Executive Director of Finance and Operations Lincoln Lynch summarized a memo and an enrollment formula the district uses that estimates about 0.15 students per housing unit. Applying that ratio to the 4,355 units cited in city materials yields roughly 653 additional students, Lynch said, though he stressed the units would be built over many years and the estimate should not be treated as a fixed projection.
"We see 0.15 students per unit," Lynch said. "So I think the number is 4,355 units at times 0.15 is 653…
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