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Millis to hold Dec. 8 special election on school project after town meeting approval; $62 million in state reimbursement cited
Summary
Town officials said a Dec. 8 special election will follow a town meeting vote on a school building project; the presenter said the project secures about $62,000,000 in state reimbursement and that delaying construction would increase long-term costs.
At the meeting, Speaker 1 reminded attendees that a town meeting previously approved the school project and that the next step is a Dec. 8 special election to finalize the decision. "We're gonna get, $62,000,000 from the state," Speaker 1 said, describing state reimbursement available for the project.
Speaker 1 said the project team intentionally limited the plan to items reimbursable by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to secure a high effective reimbursement rate. He said town leaders also produced a "do nothing" scenario showing that delaying upgrades would likely trigger code upgrades over time and that a drawn-out, 10-year approach would increase costs due to escalation.
Speaker 5 noted strong public interest: about 900 people attended the town meeting. Town staff and project representatives plan a Millis Minute presentation to the select board next Monday to brief leadership on active projects.
No formal spending votes or new bond authorizations were recorded in the transcript during this item; the meeting recorded the next procedural steps (special election and forthcoming presentations).
