Thursday, December 6, 2012
Westborough school officials will advertise the post next week.
Westborough school officials are advertising for an owner's project manager will be hired for a potential Gibbons Middle School renovation project. The advertisement will run in the Massachusetts Central Register next week, school committee Vice Chairman Stephen Doret said Wednesday night. Doret said he hopes to have information available to residents before the March 16 annual town meeting. In October, the Massachusetts School Building Authority approved Westborough's application related to a feasibility study, the project's first phase. The state will reimburse Westborough roughly 43 percent of the $375,000 study, Doret said in October. Voters at town meeting approved the funds to hire an owner's project manager and an engineer "to …
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Friday, November 2, 2012
The technical High School has received $33.1 million from the state and a visit from State Treasurer and MSBA Chairman Steven Grossman.
The Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School has received $33.1 million towards needed repairs and upgrades while officials praised the school. "There is no better institution in our area than this school. The Superintendent and staff use all of their resources well, and there is no limit to what these students can achieve," said State Treasurer and Massachusetts School Building Authority Chairman Steven Grossman before signing a facsimile of the check to the schools last week. The funds represent the state's portion of $62.4 million in repairs and improvements to the school. They include: In November of 2011, the MSBA Board of Directors unanimously voted to provide the $33.1 million in grant funds towards the project. The balance …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
A renovation is eyed at the middle school.
The state will reimburse roughly 43 percent of a $375,000 Gibbons Middle School renovation project feasibility study, Westborough School Committee Vice Chairman Stephen Doret said Wednesday night. The Massachusetts School Building Authority on Wednesday approved Westborough's application related to the feasibility study, the project's first phase, Doret said. Voters at town meeting approved the funds to hire an owner's project manager and an engineer "to review what's required of the project," he noted. "The next step is to have the school building authority review and approve the scope of work," Doret said. Doret said the state grant will be for about 43 percent of the $375,000. The state agency will set the figure in correspondence to …
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Vote by the school committee today will lead to feasibility study.
Westborough school officials today take the next step toward pursuing a Gibbons Middle School renovation project. The school committee will vote to authorize Chairman Ilyse Levine-Kanji to sign a feasibility study agreement with the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The 2:30 p.m. meeting is in the Forbes Municipal Building. Levine-Kanji said Thursday night that voters at the spring town meeting approved $158,000 to begin this next phase, which includes hiring an architect and owner's project manager. The Gibbons school is about 50 years old, and requires renovations to bring it up to current building codes, she said. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with …
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Jenni Speed
12:50 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
PLEASE give serious consideration to an overhaul of the auditorium. It is LONG overdue! more ›