The “Middle Ground” Project is the ✅ SMART Choice
On July 1, 2024, the School Board voted unanimously in support of the $89.95 million “Middle Ground” building project.
This compromise solution is the culmination of over 106 public meetings from the School Building Advisory Committee, the collaboration between the SBAC, School Board, Town Council, Owners’ Reps, and Harriman architects.
It creates a 10-year plan to meet 100% of critical facility and educational needs for our students, without requiring additional construction bonds and through the utilization of SRRF Funding, a state program that issues 0% interest rates to public schools for certain high-priority projects. The program also forgives 30% of the project as a grant.
Long-term look at “The Middle Ground V2”, the current version of the project, Harriman Presentation, School Board Public Hearing, June 24, 2024
In April 2024, the SBAC conducted a town-wide survey and the results showed that of the 1,077 citizens who responded, 62% selected a new middle school as their top design choice among three options: new middle school, renovations, and renovations with additions.
Presentation by SBAC Member and Professional Architect, Corinne Bell, School Board Workshop, May 21, 2024
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The next step in the process is a Public Hearing with the Town Council, after that, the Town Council will vote to send it to the ballot for voters to make a decision.
We encourage you to attend the public hearing on July 29 at 7pm to express your desire to vote in November. Tell the Town Council it’s time for the citizens to decide, we have spent years studying the issue and the time to decide is now.
