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Schools feasibility study will shape town capital priorities, committee told

Town of Blackstone Capital Outlay Committee · September 19, 2024
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Committee members said the Blackstone-Millville MSBA feasibility study and a possible two-building high school could create major local costs and urged early planning for town-owned properties (including the JFK complex) while noting regional school-district agreements constrain unilateral town action.

The Capital Outlay Committee spent substantial time discussing the Blackstone-Millville Regional (BMR) School District’s MSBA feasibility study and its implications for town capital planning. Jeff Silverstein said the district’s two-building proposal (high school site and Hartnett) could involve "massive" expenditures and recommended the town begin planning proactively for potential reuses of town-owned buildings if the district’s plan reduces local school-space…

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