North Reading School Building Project Approved
The school building project passed with 3,075 votes.
The school building project passed at the Special Election Saturday 3,075 to 802 and soon North Reading will have a new middle school and high school with shared core facilities.
The project passed at Town Meeting on Monday with two-thirds majority vote.
The new high school is projected to open in 2014, and the middle school in 2015.
The total cost for a new middle/high school will be $107.7 million. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) will reimburse 51.49 percent of eligible costs. The cost would be bonded for 25 years. According to school officials, the tax rate will increase 10.75 percent. The average home value of $450,100 will see an increase of $700.
rebecca
9:22 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Yay!!!!!!!
Barry
9:24 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Congratulations, North Reading!!!!!!!
virginia
9:40 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
I'm glad this was passed so my grandsons and other chikdren can go to healther schools in the future Congratulations
Tom
5:49 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Perhaps you should attend the next adult education class to learn how to spell. New schools are not the answer to provide a better education to our CHILDREN, truly dedicated teachers are.
Matthew Libby
9:53 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Awesome! Thank you to the school and town officials who put in so much time and effort to get this passed.
Def T
10:40 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
This is great news! Way to go North Reading!
Hello
10:55 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Surprised only four thousand voters turned out, but a triumphant victory nonetheless!
Peter Gorman
11:30 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Excellent news!! Thanks to everyone who pushed for this new project.