Schools
Voters Say Yes to New Hillside School
Question 5, which asked voters to approve a debt exclusion for a new Hillside Elementary School, passed 11,687-5,222.
NEEDHAM, MA — Voters have said yes to a new elementary school in Needham.
Tuesday, Question 5, which asked voters to approve a debt exclusion for a new Hillside Elementary School, passed 11,687-5,222, according to unofficial results from the Needham Town Clerk's office.
Thanks to the Needham community for overwhelmingly voting in favor of building a new school to replace Hillside!
— Daniel Gutekanst (@NPS_Supt) November 9, 2016
The project was previously approved by last month's town meeting. 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.
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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.
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