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Council presses Maher for funding breakdown after schools’ letter; mayor says city is fiscal agent
Summary
Council members said a schools’ letter blamed the city for unresolved contracts; Mayor Maher said responsibility is shared, pledged to provide a funding breakdown later and noted the city serves as fiscal agent for school capital projects.
A council member cited a letter from Portsmouth Public Schools alleging the city had not addressed building issues and that several contracts for the PACE Center remained unfinished. The council member asked the mayor what the city had found and what would be done to correct the delays.
Mayor Maher responded that the project’s setbacks are a shared responsibility and said city staff and school implementation teams are working closely. He declined to provide a detailed funding breakdown on the spot — “I can't speak to that definitively right at this 2nd. We'll provide the information to you later” — and noted that the city acts as the fiscal agent for school capital projects, which is why funding and capital oversight are tied to city budgets.
