State Approves Funding for GHS Roof

The Massachusetts School Building Authority has approved funding for the roof under its Green Repair Projects program.

The authority announced today that $191,152 has been allocated toward the roof project. The total project cost is about $361,000.

The award was announced days before Special Town Meeting will be held Tuesday Aug. 2 to consider the project funding for the new roof.

Voters approved the project at the spring Town Meeting but the article was not worded correctly and has to be reconsidered.

Article 1 concerns a new boiler for This project has already been approved for the Green Repair Projects Progam.

The total cost increased since May Town Meeting from $254,385 to $254,424.

The town’s share of the purchase price is $119,859. This is an increase from the price of $119,841 allocated at the spring town meeting.

Article 2 requests that the town raise and appropriate $251,414 and transfer $110,000 from available funds to finance the town’s share of the purchase of a new roof for Grafton High School.

Since the May Town Meeting, the total estimated cost of the project has increased from $233,140 to $361,414.

The town’s share of the cost has increased from $109,832 to $170,262.

The main goals of the MSBA’s Green Repair Program are to improve learning environments for students and teachers, reduce energy use, and generate cost savings for districts, according to information provided by the authority. 

The program is for the repair or replacement of roofs, windows, and/or boilers in schools that are otherwise structurally, functionally, and educationally sound. The one-time-only program has a budget of $300 million and grants are awarded on a competitive basis.