City seeks bond authorization to start heat-pump conversions at five elementary schools
Mar 3, 2026
The school department requested bond authorization (about $1.2 million) to begin heat-pump conversions at five elementary schools; MSBA has approved Springfield as part of an initial group and nine schools in total are slated for conversion in phases.
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A school department representative told the finance committee the city is seeking authorization for roughly $1.2 million in bond funding to begin heat-pump conversions at five elementary schools: Zanetti, Talmadge, Liberty, Lynch and South End. The request represents the initial phase of a larger program; the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has approved Springfield as the first group and the department said nine schools will ultimately be included in the program in staged allotments.
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