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School Building Update: Special Town Meeting in March on Study Options and Neary Roof

by Beth Melo on

The Select Board plans to ask Southborough voters to approve funding 1-3 Feasibility Studies for a school renovation or addition, plus urgently needed work on the Neary School roof.

The ask will be presented at a Special Town Meeting, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 7th. If the expense is high enough, Town election voters may also need to approve a ballot measure in May. Read the full article → from School Building Update: Special Town Meeting in March on Study Options and Neary Roof

Town won’t request MSBA funding extension for Neary Project

by Beth Melo on

Last night, the Southborough Select Board unanimously voted against requesting an extension on the state grant for the Neary Building Project.

That kills any remaining hope that project supporters had for building a new 4-grade school at Neary to open for the school year 2028-2029. But this doesn’t mean the end of the Towns’ efforts to pursue a school building project of some kind. Read the full article → from Town won’t request MSBA funding extension for Neary Project

Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated)

Members may discuss analyzed results from the school building survey issued this summer.

by Beth Melo on

Tomorrow night, the Select Board will vote on whether to request an extension for getting voters’ approval to fund the Neary School Building project. The last time the question came up, the board was split. But the majority had been in favor of keeping the option alive, while the Town continues to explore how to handle school building issues. Read the full article → from Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated)

Update on School Building plans

by Beth Melo on

This week, the PreK-8 School Building Committee discussed its work pulling together information on potential school building projects. Meanwhile, the Southborough School Committee has been discussing asking Town Meeting voters this fall to spend about $4M to replace Neary School’s roof. Read the full article → from Update on School Building plans

Take the School Building Survey (Updated)

Voters are asked to give feedback on how & why they voted (or didn't) and what school building options they think should be studied. Seniors can get help at the Senior Center to complete the online survey

by Beth Melo on

The Town is promoting a new survey on the the previously proposed school building project and potential future votes. Read the full article → from Take the School Building Survey (Updated)

Apply now to serve on new committee to research school building options for Pre-K to 8 (Updated)

On July 1st, the Select Board will consider applications for a new committee to begin work July 15th and report out by August 31st.

by Beth Melo on

On July 1st, the Select Board will consider appointing applicants for 3 “at large” members of a new ad-hoc “Pre-K to 8 School Building Committee”.

This week the board approved the charge on the “revised Neary Building Committee”. The ambitious goal is for it to issue a final report to the board and community by the end of August. Read the full article → from Apply now to serve on new committee to research school building options for Pre-K to 8 (Updated)

School Committee’s next steps post-Neary vote

Building Safety Reviews, Facilities Planning, Community Outreach and more

by Beth Melo on

The Committee discussed addressing parents’ immediate safety concerns, better analyzing buildings’ capacity and needs, and collaborating with the Select Board on next steps for school facilities planning. Read the full article → from School Committee’s next steps post-Neary vote

Update on Neary/school building project next steps (Updated)

Select Board members working on committee charge; School Committee discussing environmental safety and grade configurations

by Beth Melo on

The Select Board is still grappling with how to move forward in the aftermath of failed votes for building a new 4-grade Neary School.

Members are still working on drafting a charge for a new K-8 school building/research committee they can find consensus on. Meanwhile two topics on the Southborough School Committee’s agenda this Wednesday could have a big impact on the potential options. Read the full article → from Update on Neary/school building project next steps (Updated)

Select Board to determine “next steps” on school buildings following failed Neary vote

On June 3rd, the board is likely to vote on a "path" including the pace for exploring options and community outreach.

by Beth Melo on

This week, the Select Board and the Neary Building Committee (NBC) had a follow up discussion on voters’ rejection of the big building project for a new 4 grade school to replace Neary School.

They agreed that more community input is needed on how to handle issues over Neary School building maintenance and safety issues, “housing” Southborough Public School PreK-8 students, and any potential maintenance investments, or building/renovation projects.

But there wasn’t agreement on the next steps needed. That included differences over how soon to start work and the pace for researching and communicating options to the public. Read the full article → from Select Board to determine “next steps” on school buildings following failed Neary vote

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