The study on Swampscott's elementary school needs is expected to take 6-9 months.
The School Building Committee chairman said a vote for the $500,000 school feasibility and schematic design study was a vote for answers to pressing questions about Swampscott's elementary school needs. "We need the answers at some point and we have an opportunity to get those answers now," he said, speaking to Town Meeting voters in the high school auditorium on Monday night. The Town Meeting voters agreed. The room was a sea of raised hands after the meeting moderator asked who was in favor of Article 2, the feasibility study. Earlier, the Building Committee's chairman, Joe Crimmins, went to lengths to assure the room that a yes vote came without obligation — beyond the town's portion of the study's cost. It would not obligate the town…
The warrant has five articles, one of which proposes a feasibility study and schematic design for the most efficient use of Swampscott elementary schools, including a possible new school, the consolidation of schools, or renovation of an existing school.
The Special Town Meeting articles have been reviewed by the appropriate parties — bond counsel, town counsel and the Massachusetts School Building Authority — and are ready to be presented tonight. The meeting is at Swampscott High in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The major item on the warrant is Article 2, the proposed school feasibility study and schematic design for a new elementary school. This item asks them to approve a study of different options to meet the district's elementary education needs. The town would be reimbursed by an estimated 45 percent for the cost of the study. The School Building Committee held its last of three community forums on the proposal on Oct. 2, at Swampscott High School. ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on the …
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Bob Sherriff
12:50 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sure makes me proud to be a Swampscottian!!!! more ›