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Board approves $5,000–$10,000 transportation study for proposed high‑school site; several routine motions carried
Summary
After executive session on a real‑estate matter, the board approved moving $5,000–$10,000 from transportation excess funds to pay for a transportation and traffic study related to a viable site for a proposed high school. The meeting also carried consent and agenda‑management motions.
Following an executive‑session update that the board said concerned a real‑estate site, the Wallingford Board of Education authorized a small transfer from transportation excess funds to pay for a transportation and traffic study related to a proposed high‑school site.
Board chair explained a cost estimate for the study: “We have a guesstimate that the cost is somewhere between 5 and $10,000,” and the motion before the board authorized moving $5,000–$10,000 from transportation excess funds for that purpose. The motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The chair explained that the transportation study and traffic review were requested by town councilors and are also required by the state as part of a full project submittal for a school site. The board also said it had been made aware, in executive session, of the specific site location and that the real‑estate detail remains confidential for now.
Votes at a glance (recorded outcomes from the meeting): • Motion to move operations report (item 14) before executive session — carried by voice vote (motion introduced by Doctor Roscoe). • Consent agenda (items 7.1–7.8) — carried by voice vote. • Motion to defer old business until after executive session — carried by voice vote. • Motion to enter executive session for items 12.1 and 12.2 — carried by voice vote. • Motion to transfer $5,000–$10,000 from transportation excess funds for a transportation study for the proposed high‑school site — carried by voice vote. • Motion to accept resignation of Wayne Prigoda (effective Dec. 9, 2025) — carried by voice vote.
The board did not record roll‑call tallies in the meeting transcript for these motions; all were decided by voice vote. The board remains in the planning stages for the proposed site; the transportation study is an early step the board said is required before returning to the town council for further approvals.
What happens next: staff will contract for the transportation/traffic study and the board will receive the study results before any further actions on site selection or town council submittal.
