New Hillside School Up For Vote Wednesday

NEEDHAM, MA — The proposed new Hillside School goes to a vote Wednesday night at Needham's Special Town Meeting.

The item is one of 13 articles on the warrant, listed as warrant two. If approved, the town will use $57.5 million from a debt exclusion to build the new school on Central Avenue. The total budget for the project is $66 million, with about $8.46 million already appropriated for the feasibility design and land acquisition.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority is expected to reimburse a portion of a project, with the total anticipated to be between about $13-14 million.

The school is scheduled to open in time for the 2020-21 school year, but an accelerated schedule could see the doors opening a year early.

If approved by voters, the question moves on to a debt exclusion ballot question on the November election ballot.

Town Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Click here to read the full warrant.

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