Quad Board heard pitches for the Southland Fire Station. Article 13 carries a $9.75 million price tag, funded by a debt exclusion estimated at $17 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, or $85 a year on a $500,000 home.
Seekonk's Select Board voted 4-1 to set fiscal 2028 school funding at 3 percent. At a joint Quad Board meeting, Finance Director Kadeem projected a $3.7 million FY28 gap, rising to $6.4 million by FY30, with pension costs up $848,000.
Quad Board debated a $1.75 million Hurley Middle School study. Superintendent Rebecca Kidwell told the Select Board and School Committee the feasibility and design study could draw just over 50 percent state reimbursement, citing Swansea's $2 million and Dighton's $1.2 million studies.
Seekonk's Quad Board weighed shared services and a school building study. The Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee met jointly July 29 and began with the town's $78,886,244 budget.
Townbrief reporting ·
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