Politics & Government
Board Of Selectmen OK $1.3M Purchase Of Property For New School
The 14.2-acre site on Mungertown Road would be home to the new Jeffery Elementary School, if voters agree in the February 2022 referendum.
MADISON, CT — The Madison Board of Selectmen Tuesday approved the purchase of the site known as the Jansen property on Mungertown Road for $1.3 million.
The 14.2-acre site would be home to the proposed new Jeffrey School, part of the Madison Public Schools' renewal plan.
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The actual purchase is months away and would follow the Feb. 22, 2022 referendum on bonding for the schools' renewal plan, unless residents vote against it.
The purchase would include a 120-day period for the town to “get out from under (the purchase) if the wind blows the wrong way,” meaning if there were issues with deed restrictions, for example.
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The purchase would also include myriad approvals following including environmental, zoning planning, and wetlands.
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