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Concord Public Schools seeks $501,430 for phased projector replacements
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Summary
School officials asked town meeting to authorize $501,430 for capital projects to replace aging classroom projection/AV units—roughly half of the older units—with the remainder requested next year; the article passed without opposition.
Concord Public Schools asked town meeting to approve $501,430 for capital projects to replace aging classroom projection and related units.
School presenter said most of the units were original installations from renovations or construction more than 20 years ago and that the district plans a two‑year replacement schedule: the current appropriation covers about half of the units and a second request is expected next year. The presenter said the intent is to act before individual machines fail, because replacements cannot be done piecemeal once many units become nonfunctional.
Moderator opened the floor for questions and, receiving none, called for a paper‑slip vote. The moderator announced the article passed nearly unanimously across the gymnasium and auditorium tallies.
The approval allows the district to begin the planned phased replacement; the presentation did not include a detailed vendor list, installation timeline, or specific schools targeted beyond a general reference to “whichever school they're in.”
