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Committee advances school schematic funding, ADA library grant and rail-trail transfer; industrial-rail project tabled
Summary
The committee voted to forward a $1 million MSBA schematic appropriation, a $232,000 ADA library grant and a $280,400 rail-trail engineering transfer to the full council with favorable recommendations; an industrial-rail (IRAP) construction authorization was presented but tabled for a fuller briefing and materials.
At its Jan. 12 meeting, the housing committee advanced several funding and grant items to the full council and tabled one large infrastructure authorization pending further documentation.
MSBA schematic appropriation: Lawrence Public Schools asked the committee to approve a reduced appropriation of $1,000,000 (down from an initial $2,000,000 request) to fund schematic design work for projects identified as priorities by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). The schools said the schematic work would cover needs that include windows at the Arlington School and roof work at Frost and South Lawrence East. Capital staff Ramona Ceballos reviewed the city’s free-cash balance (about $15,000,009 excluding items on the…
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