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Board discusses moving Career Technical Center to Fall River; renovation estimate cited at about $14 million
Summary
Board members said relocating the CTC to Fall River would require major renovations, including new shop infrastructure, and cited a rough renovation estimate of about $14 million; they also noted previous unsuccessful SBA funding attempts.
Board members discussed long-range facilities planning including the potential relocation of the Career Technical Center (CTC) to Fall River. Members said CTC programs (welding, machine tools, auto shops) require specialized electrical and shop infrastructure that Fall River does not currently have and that upgrading the site would be expensive.
A board member cited a preliminary estimate that renovations to host CTC programming "was around $14 million," and said the district would likely need to pursue federal funding (SBA or similar), but previous requests had required multiple attempts. Members said the estimate and feasibility are subject to change and that no final decision has been made; any large capital request would require further study and formal approval.
