ARTICLE 32 (CIP): Feasibility Study for Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School

To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow, or transfer from available funds, an amount of money to be expended under the direction of the Marguerite E. Peaslee School Building Committee for a feasibility study for the options related to renovating or rebuilding the Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School at 31 Maple Street, Northborough, MA, for which feasibility study the Town may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), with the Town’s acknowledgement that the MSBA’s grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any costs the Town incurs in connection with the feasibility study in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the Town.
− The Massachusetts School Building Authority (the “MSBA”) Board of Directors has voted to invite the Statement of Interest (the “SOI”) for the Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School in the Town of Northborough into the MSBA’s Eligibility Period. The invitation for the Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School is for grades Kindergarten through Grade 5 and the potential during the feasibility study phase to examine the reconfiguration of the Town’s elementary school grades to create districtwide grade spans for Pre-K through Grade 2 and Grades 3-5, resulting in two schools with Grades 3-5 including the Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School. The future plans for the renovation or rebuilding of the Peaslee School have been part of the Capital Plan for almost ten years. The estimated cost of a Feasibility Study is $900,000. This study will provide the town with the options of what to do with the aging capital asset. The Peaslee School was built in 1962 and has not been significantly renovated. It is clear through the analysis of major building systems including - HVAC, electrical, and plumbing that the Peaslee School is ready for modernization and enhancement.

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