In order to get the Quinn School window project moving, there will be a 2nd Special Town Meeting on June 2nd to take up an amendment to the original article which required a minimum of 50% reimbursement from the School Building Authority.
The article as proposed and sent to the Finance Committee for their recommendation is:
ARTICLE 1-2STM: Capital Improvement Planning -Amendment to Article 22 of June 3, 2008 -Amendment to Schools
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds, a sum of $1,350,000.00 to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee for the exterior window replacement at the James M. Quinn-Elementary.School at 529 Hawthorne Street, Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02748, which school facility shall have an anticipated useful life as an educational facility for the instruction of school children of at least 50 years, and for which the Town may be eligible for is school construction grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). The proposed repair project would materially extend the useful life of the school and preserve an asset that otherwise is capable of supporting the required educational program. The MSBA's grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any project costs the Town incurs in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the Town. Any grant that the Town of Dartmouth/Dartmouth School district may receive from the MSBA for the
Project shall not exceed the lesser of (1) 47.64 % of eligible, approved project costs, as determined by the MSBA, or (2) the total maximum grant amount determined by the MSBA; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsor: Director of Budget & Finance/Treasurer
I find the last sentence of this article nonsensical. I think it is trying to set a lower limit for MSBA reimbursement but I can't make sense of it. I have inquired as to the intent and am sure the Finance Committee will take it up tonight.
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Who can make any sense of this lawyer speak, not even the high one Savastano can explain clearly.
This is another reason why TM is obsolete!
Easy. Town meeting approved an article that said 50% re-imbursement or better. the MBSA changed thier rules and decided we qualified for 47.64% reimbursement. The first article is void because the reimbursement is less than 50%. A new article is needed to approve the windows again with the new rate
That's extremely well stated. Thank you.
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