District updates $52 million high‑school project; board to study remaining work and possible referendum
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Facilities chair reported the $52 million high‑school improvement is on schedule, noted summer milling of Pride Lane, ongoing work needed on House 1 exterior walls and said the district is scoping potential future referenda to complete remaining work while managing tax impacts.
Dan, the facilities committee chair, told the board the district’s $52,000,000 high‑school capital improvement project is progressing with contractors currently working in House 2. He said the current contract and state aid covered part of the high‑school scope but not all necessary repairs, citing exterior walls in House 1 that still need replacement.
The district plans to mill and repave Pride Lane from the student parking lot to the Turnpike during the summer months. Committee staff said they are taking a broader look at traffic, parking, bus loop capacity and safety rather than piecemeal fixes. Dan said the district is trying to time additional work so new borrowing replaces retiring debt where possible to limit tax impact and that there may be a future building referendum either late in the calendar year or early the following year.
Committee discussion also noted the use and redeployment of modular classrooms (previously purchased for Wellwood) to the high school for the project’s duration, and the reality of periodic disruptions (heat/cooling) during major construction. The facilities committee announced an upcoming workshop with the full board to discuss long‑term directions.