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Londonderry leaders mark start of long‑planned school project, cite town‑district funding partnership
Summary
Londonderry officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking after an eight‑year process to replace an uninhabitable school building, saying the town and school district used available fund balances to advance the project while saving taxpayers "hundreds of thousands of dollars."
Superintendent Dan Black, chair of the district office committee, and School Board Chairman Bob Slater joined Town Manager Shawn Mulholland for a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday in Londonderry to mark the start of a school building project that began after an eight‑year planning process.
Dan Black opened the event, thanked partners including Marinoe Architects and general contractors ReArch, and credited a collaborative approach between the town and school district for getting the project to this point. "We were able to move this project forward while saving our taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars," he said.
Bob Slater, the school board chair, recounted the history behind the effort, saying the district's old building became uninhabitable about eight years ago and the district leased temporary space while leaders sought a fiscally responsible long‑term solution. "We finally got here," Slater said, adding that the project shows "what can happen when a community comes together with a shared purpose." He urged continued cooperation between town and school officials to steward taxpayer dollars and support community needs.
The ceremony included the Pledge of Allegiance led by Town Manager Shawn Mulholland and concluded with a brief ceremonial turning of the soil. Organizers singled out Marinoe Architects and ReArch for their roles in design and construction; officials also emphasized that the project was advanced using available fund balances from both the town and the school district.
The event was framed as a community milestone rather than a formal vote or policy action. No formal timelines for construction milestones or final budgets were specified during the remarks, and the amount described as "hundreds of thousands of dollars" was presented by officials without a detailed line‑item breakdown at the ceremony.
The ceremony closed with thanks to town officials, school board members, committees, staff and community members who took part in planning and bringing the project to this stage.
