Schools
Fuller School Project Gets Green Light From Voters
The unofficial results are in and a yes wins the Fuller School Project election.
FRAMINGHAM, MA- According to Framingham City Clerk Lisa Ferguson, the special election vote passed with a 'yes' vote.
4300 votes in favor of the Fuller Project and 703 votes against it. The vote passed with 85.9% in favor of the project.
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At a gathering to hear the results of the election Mayor Yvonne Spicer called the day "long coming" and "An opportunity to make a difference for education for the children of this community." Mayor Spicer went on to say how proud she was of the city, "I'm proud of all of the hard work that went into making this possible. And this was a total community effort," she said.
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Beverly Hugo, former School Committee Chair and supporter and advocate from the Fuller Project's inception in 2011 also said a few words after hearing the 'yes' vote. "We became a city to make a difference. This successful vote is the first step in fulfilling that difference," she said, adding that the voters have shown the students in the community that education is top priority.
Superintendent Dr. Robert Tremblay was also among those gathered to celebrate the results. He thanked the voters, the school committee and the elected officials who worked alongside the committee. "I am so thrilled to be leading this work in the school district and to embrace this kind of school, this kind of innovation in our community. This will be unlike anything you've ever seen before and we're just so thrilled to do that," Dr Tremblay said.
School Committee Chair Adam Freudberg had been a vocal advocate for the Fuller project and an active force getting the vote out. In reaction to the yes vote Freudberg said "Tonight Framingham came together and strongly supported education, fiscal responsibility, and our community. From the groundwork Town Government led, to the closing work done by our new city leading us to today, I am so proud of this long term effort. Now we get to build a school!"
As the supporters take much needed time to celebrate, the hard work of getting the project up and running is still ahead.
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