Article 11
Summary
Debt Authorization: Masconomet District Design and OPM for HVAC, BMS, & Roof - $5,000,000 APPROVED 278 - 109
Description
Information on the Masconomet Regional School District's capital planning can be found on the district website, www.masconomet.org/Page/918.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to approve of the $5,000,000 debt authorized by the Masconomet Regional School District for the purpose of paying costs of an owner’s project manager (OPM) and design services in connection with the roof, HVAC, & Building Management System construction project at the High School/Middle School Building Complex, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, provided, however, that such approval shall be contingent upon a vote of the Town to exclude the amounts necessary to pay its allocable share of this debt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, or to take any other action relative thereto.
Sponsored and supported by the Masconomet Regional School District School Committee
Estimated Total Design Cost: $5,000,000 (Boxford’s Share: $1,846,388)
Select Board to make recommendation at Town Meeting
Finance Committee to make recommendation at Town Meeting
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NOTE: At this time, we anticipate that Article 11 will be offered as a "contingent appropriation." This means that although the appropriation could be approved at the Annual Town Meeting, that appropriation would be fully contingent upon successful passage of the related Proposition 2½ ballot question. Should the debt exclusion question fail, the appropriations would be rendered null and void. For Article 11, the Masconomet Regional School debt authorizations must be approved by all three member communities.
COMMENT: The Masconomet Regional School Committee voted on April 10, 2024 to incur Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in debt for the purpose of paying costs of an owners project manager (OPM) and design services in connection with the Roof, HVAC, & Building Management System construction project at the High School/Middle School Building Complex. In accordance with M.G.L. c.71 § 16(d), any member town of the regional school district may hold a town meeting within 60 days of a district’s debt incurrence for the purpose of expressing disapproval of the amount of debt authorized by the district committee, and if at that meeting a majority of the voters present and voting express disapproval of the amount authorized by the district committee, the debt shall not be incurred.In other words, there are both warrant articles and ballot questions at the Town Meetings and Town Elections of Boxford, Middleton, and Topsfield this month for the $5M debt authorization, and all votes will need to pass for the regional school district to incur the debt. Information on the roof, HVAC and BMS project can be found on the Masco capital planning website, www.masconomet.org/Page/918.