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Select Board authorizes Statement of Interest for Morse Pond School
Summary
The Falmouth Select Board authorized a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the MSBA indicating the town's intent that Morse Pond School may close once the Lawrence School renovation is complete; the SOI was authorized by a board voice vote and the town manager and select board chair were authorized to sign.
The Town of Falmouth Select Board on April 6 authorized a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the MSBA for Morse Pond School, signaling the town’s intent that Morse Pond may be closed following the planned renovation and reopening of the Lawrence School.
Paul Clark (staff member) summarized the SOI and its purpose: “essentially the application to the MSBA outlines the future potential decisions on Morse Pond School in relation to the renovation of the Lawrence School,” and said the school committee has already voted, in October, on the plan to close Morse Pond once Lawrence is complete. The board noted that the resolution explaining the town’s rationale was attached to the meeting agenda.
Board members then held the consent-agenda item for brief explanation, and the authorization was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote. The board instructed that the town manager and the chair of the Select Board be authorized to sign the SOI on the town’s behalf.
The action is procedural: the SOI is a formal notification to the MSBA of the town’s current intent and begins the state review process. The transcript indicates the school committee previously voted to close Morse Pond; the board’s action documents that position for the state application. The resolution text was included with the Select Board agenda but the transcript does not record additional attachments or the SOI text itself.
Next steps: the town will transmit the SOI to the MSBA and staff will follow the MSBA process. No funding decision or final disposition of Morse Pond is recorded in this meeting; those outcomes would depend on subsequent MSBA review and any further local votes.
