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Weston board pauses North House HVAC after state moves grant; local share about $1.9 million
Summary
Superintendent told the Board the state shifted the IAQ grant to a different agency and funding track, pausing the North House HVAC project and putting a $1.9 million local share — after estimated state reimbursement — before voters via referendum; work is likely delayed about a year.
Superintendent Forte told the Weston Board of Education on Monday that a planned upgrade to the North House HVAC system is on hold after the state moved the indoor-air-quality (IAQ) grant to the Department of Administrative Services and changed how the program is administered.
The change means the district cannot rely on the reimbursement structure it had expected and must pause the project until town-level funding and formal approvals are secured, Forte said. "We do not have funding. So in effect, we are starting from scratch," he said. The board had previously asked the town to fund initial design and equipment steps; a special appropriation of $600,000 was approved earlier this month but the project lacks final authorization.
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