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Select Board hears detailed Pollard Middle School schematic design and zoning amendment
Summary
Architects and project staff presented a schematic‑design update and a zoning bylaw amendment to allow a four‑story (up to 60 ft) Pollard Middle School with adjusted setbacks, an FAR of 0.42 and on‑site parking requirements; the design team targets a June MSBA schematic submission and a budget target near $311 million.
The Select Board on March 24 received a detailed schematic‑design briefing for the Pollard Middle School replacement project and reviewed a draft zoning bylaw amendment required to proceed to the May town meeting.
Design team representatives (HMFH and Bond Building Construction, the selected construction manager at risk) described changes in the zoning amendment: it would allow a four‑story building up to 60 feet in height in the single‑residence B district for the middle school, authorize a floor‑area ratio of 0.42 and 20% site coverage, and calls for doubling building setbacks to 50 feet (from 25) if the school reaches four…
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