Big Minuteman High School Vote Comes to Needham Tuesday

Originally published Sept. 17, 2016.

NEEDHAM, MA — The future of Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School will be decided Tuesday in Needham and 15 other communities.

In addition to the local vote, residents in Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston will have their say on whether they should help borrow funds for a new $145 million Minuteman High School. The Massachusetts School Building Authority has already committed $44 million.

Minuteman Superintendent Edward Bouquillon told the Boston Globe that the current 40-year-old high school in Lexington is in need of major repair and reconfiguration. The new building will be designed to create an academy structure, he said.

Opponents of the project say the school is already too expensive and will only increase with this new project.

Figures from the Minuteman School District say the school will cost homeowners an extra $25 to $117 a year for 30 years.

Voting in Needham will take place from noon to 8 p.m. at the Center at The Heights at 300 Hillside Ave.

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