Atkins: State Restores Funding for CCHS Building Project

About four months after suspending all grant payments to the Concord-Carlisle School District, the MSBA is reportedly reinstating funding for the CCHS building project.

Editor's Note: Emails to the MSBA and CCHS Building Committee sent Wednesday, Oct. 24 had not been returned at the time of this posting. We'll update the story as additional information becomes available. The following information came from state Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord. At a meeting convened by state Rep. Cory Atkins, State Treasurer Steve Grossman announced that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is reinstating funding for the Concord-Carlisle High School Building Project.  Those present at the meeting included State Treasurer Steve Grossman, Representative Cory Atkins, MSBA staff, Concord and Carlisle town officials, and several concerned citizens who had done extensive research on the building project.  On June 26, …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 29

CCHS at the MSBA, arts and crafts at Barefoot Books and more today in Concord.

1. CCHS Building Project Goes Before the MSBA: The Massachusetts School Building Authority's Facilities Assessment Subcommittee is scheduled to hear an update this morning from the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District regarding the status of the design for its proposed high school building project, for which the MSBA suspended funding in June after the project went beyond the approved budget and scope. 2. Arts & Crafts at Barefoot Books: Looking for something to do with the kids as summer winds to a close? Head over to Barefoot Books for some arts and crafts at 11 a.m. this morning. Kiddos ages 2 and older can paint, draw, sculpt and glue wart materials in open-ended activities that complement the Thoreau Street shop's award-winning …

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Mixed Sentiments for CCHS Building Committee at Public Forum

The CCHS Building Committee held a public forum last Wednesday night to explain how the project is “back on track” and listened to concerns from residents. There was much support from officials and the public mixed with disapproval and anger from others.

The CCHS Building Committee held a public forum in the CCHS auditorium last Wednesday, Aug. 22, to recap how things have been going since receiving a letter from the MSBA in late June, which threatened to cancel state funding for the new school. The letter was sent because the Massachusetts School Building Authority was concerned that the original scope of the project was not reflecting the latest design documents, which ballooned the project's budget over $20 million. Wednesday night's forum saw more than 100 Concord and Carlisle residents show up to voice either their continued support for the project and the CCHS Building Committee or detail their outrage over the project's progress. The Word from the Building Committee Several members …

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CCHS Building Committee to Host Community Forum Wednesday at CCHS

What could be the first in a series of community forums is the Concord-Carlisle High School Building Committee's attempt to allay local concerns as it also seeks to get the project back on track for state funding.

The Concord-Carlisle High School Building Committee has agreed to host a community forum this Wednesday night at the CCHS auditorium. That move comes after a series of meetings at which residents raised communication as a chief area of concern around the project, which has also seen the Massachusetts School Building Authority suspend grant payments to the district as projections escalated over budget and beyond the approved scope. The building committee voted unanimously last week to host a forum at which residents can ask questions and make comments about the newest design plans for the approximately $92 million high school building before school officials submit those plans to the MSBA, which has not yet restored funding for the project…

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Patrick Ball

1:25 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

David, we'll have a report on this meeting first-thing Monday morning. I had to attend a wake last Thursday night and was unable to attend the transportation meeting. -Patrick   more ›

CCHS Building Committee Update Says Project Moving Toward MSBA Specs

But many residents have unanswered questions.

The Concord-Carlisle High School Building Committee received updates from KV Associates and the Office of Michael Rosenfeld last week, but several questions remain unanswered as the district looks to get back in the MSBA’s good graces. In late June the Massachusetts School Building Authority notified the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District that it was suspending all grant payments for the high school building project due to changes in the project scope and budget. Last week, Brian Dakin, a project manager with KV, said based on their report to the MSBA on June 26—the same day the district was notified about the suspension—that value engineering had brought the project within $4 million of the approved budget, according to an estimate…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug 1

CCHS Building Committee, and more today in Concord.

1. CCHS Building Committee: The CCHS Building Committee is meeting at 6 p.m. today at Concord-Carlisle High School and its agenda includes a vote to approve project scope and budget for DD submission following updates from the June Report to MSBA, a July 26 response to MSBA and project budget, and design development and permitting updates from the architects, the Office of Michael Rosenfeld. 2. In Other Meetings: Earlier in the day, the Concord Public Schools & Concord Carlisle RSD Policy Subcommitte is meting at 7:30 a.m. at the Ripley Building and the Historic Districts Commission is doing a site visit at 8:30 a.m. at Cedar Way and Monument Street. 3. Help Others Dress for Success: The Attias Group Real Estate, located on Thoreau Street…

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High School Committee: We Must Act on State Aid Now

Committee members discussed the limited window of opportunity provided by the MSBA.

After roughly a year of examining various plans for a new school, the Concord Carlisle High School Building Committee is ready to recommend one and they’re presenting their case to the state. Committee members urge, though, that the town must act now to procure proper funding. The committee first submitted preliminary plans to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) in April before issuing a Preferred Schematic Report on Thursday, which recommends plan 14C. With an estimated 240,601 sq. ft., option 14C (pictured at right) includes a new base building with a new, separate and disconnected building that would house the alternative health and physical education wing, team rooms and other physical education spaces.  The base …

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