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School officials say MSBA-backed Z School roof replacement is time-sensitive; committee votes to recommend authorization
Summary
After a detailed presentation, the Financial Planning Committee voted 3–2 to recommend a $5.583M Z School roof replacement article that the Massachusetts School Building Authority would reimburse at about 48.68%, lowering the town’s net cost — but the warrant will note the two‑thirds vote requirement at town meeting.
School officials told the Northborough Financial Planning Committee on March 7 that the Z School’s aging roof is failing in multiple places and that the project accepted by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) would include necessary upgrades — from roofing membrane and drainage repairs to code and ADA work — that the district’s consultants say are not covered by the smaller, earlier estimates.
Keith, the school’s project manager, and Greg Martineau, representing the regional schools, presented the results of MSBA’s review and a professional cost estimate that puts the project at roughly $5.6 million in total, with about $160,000 of that attributable to making the roof “solar-ready.”…
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