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Plan to begin moving school facilities to a combined city department fails in committee

Lowell School Committee · May 22, 2025
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Summary

Committee declined to start the negotiation process to move school custodial and facilities responsibilities under a city-run combined facilities department under Mass. Gen. Laws ch.71 §37M; the motion to initiate the process failed on a 1–6 vote.

A city-council‑sponsored proposal to start talks on moving custodial and related facilities responsibilities into a combined city department under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 71, section 37M failed to win school committee support Wednesday.

The city council had passed a motion unanimously to request the…

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