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Select Board backs MSBA‑funded Trottier roof plan; town share expected to be about $5.3 million
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Summary
Officials presented the Massachusetts School Building Authority accelerated repair project for Trottier, noting the town’s MSBA reimbursement rate (~41.32%) and an estimated MSBA grant of about $3.4 million that would leave roughly $5.3 million as the town’s share; the board agreed to support the MSBA article and display slides at town meeting.
Select Board members heard a presentation on March 17 about the Trottier school roof accelerated repair project accepted by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).
Keith Bavoy, assistant superintendent of operations, reviewed the project history and condition assessments and said the MSBA accepted the roof into its accelerated repair program after multiple prior submissions. He told the board the town’s MSBA reimbursement rate is 41.32% and that the most recent MSBA estimate is “just over 3,400,000,” leaving an estimated town responsibility of about $5,300,000, which would be addressed through a Proposition 2½ debt‑exclusion if the project proceeds.
Bavoy described the anticipated roof system—a PVC membrane on flat sections and shingles on pitched sections—and said the assembly the team proposes carries warranties and a design life intended to reach about 40 years. “We’re estimating … the roof system that we are proposing will be a 40‑year roof, with pretty solid warranties,” he told the board.
Board members discussed timing (MSBA requires specific language in the warrant and motion), the need to present slides at town meeting, and practical construction issues, including drainage and long‑standing localized leaks that have caused mold and building‑damage concerns. The board agreed the project should be presented at town meeting and voted to support Article 15, the MSBA roof article, as drafted.
Next steps: staff will include the MSBA slides at town meeting, continue outreach, and proceed with the advertised schedule for design and selection if town meeting and the ballot approval proceed.
