Letter: Stoneham School Building Committee To Hold Forum On HS Project

The following is a letter to the editor from Stoneham School Building Committee Co C0-Chairs Marie Christie and Davis Bois.

On Tuesday Dec. 13, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., the Stoneham School Building Committee (SSBC) will hold a Community Forum for all residents of Stoneham regarding the progress of the new High School building project.

Since its inception in March of 2019, the SSBC along with its consultants have worked tirelessly and enthusiastically to move this project forward to this point. Due to unprecedented price escalation causing significant cost increases to the estimated construction costs, some very difficult decisions had to be made to keep the project on time and on budget. The forum will consist of a presentation by our owner’s project manager (SMMA), architects (Perkins&Will), and our construction company (Consigli Construction).

There will be a Q & A session at the end of the presentation. The SSBC is inviting and encouraging all residents of Stoneham to attend either in person at Central Middle School, join in remotely, or watch on SCTV live. There will also be a recording available after the meeting on SCTV. Residents are encouraged to participate in advance of the Special Town Meeting on Jan. 11.

SSBC meetings are held twice monthly on Monday nights in person at the Stoneham Central Middle School, 105 Central Street, at 7:00 p.m. Stoneham residents can attend SSBC meetings either in person or via GoToMeeting and can find details about the meetings on the SSBC information page, https://www.stoneham-ma.gov/627/School-Building-Committee.