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Middle‑school project reaches MSBA 60% milestone; committee hears cost‑estimate update

Longmeadow School Committee · February 25, 2026

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Summary

The building committee reported submission of a 60% design package to the Massachusetts School Building Authority and said refined drawings and cost‑estimate reconciliations show costs roughly in line with earlier projections. The transcript includes a garbled construction‑cost figure that requires verification.

The Longmeadow building committee reported Feb. 24 that it has submitted the 60% design‑development package for the middle‑school project to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and to town departments for review.

Presenters said the submission included refined drawings, a revised project scope and budget, space summaries, and trade‑level cost estimates that were reconciled by the building committee. Town departments including police, fire, DPW and the tree warden reviewed the package, and the presenters said those reviews will inform final work with the architects.

The committee reported a prior construction‑cost projection in the neighborhood of $119 million and said recent cost estimates now align with earlier projections. The meeting transcript contains a garbled numeric entry listed as “118,000,872,623 dollars”; that figure appears inconsistent with the surrounding discussion. The committee described the latest cost estimates as encouraging and said the project remains on schedule for a ground‑breaking target in June, weather permitting.

Committee members questioned how athletics and field use will be accommodated during construction and asked for plans to avoid overloading remaining fields. Presenters said the district and town are coordinating with the town manager and parks/recreation to redirect activities on campus and that planning for field restoration, lighting and temporary accommodations is ongoing.

Attribution

On numeric and budget details, reporters should confirm the MSBA submission package and the building‑committee cost estimate memo (the transcript contains a formatting/numbering anomaly that requires verification).