Committee approves $258.5M Parker school budget
The Parker Middle School building committee approved a $258.5 million project budget and authorized its schematic design submission to the state. Presenters said the construction estimate is $207.1 million, and two estimators finished within 1.3 percent of each other.
School Committee · Meeting of October 7, 2026
CHELMSFORD — The Parker Middle School building committee approved a $258.5 million project budget and authorized its schematic design submission to the state. Presenters said the construction estimate is $207.1 million, and two estimators finished within 1.3 percent of each other. The town's anticipated share is about $138.1 million after MSBA reimbursement of about $111.2 million and rebates.
Projected tax impact peaks at $734 on the average home in fiscal 2034. The committee also approved $82,471.13 in invoices and moved its November and December meetings to Nov. 12 and Dec. 9.
In the full story:
- Opening business
- Monthly invoices
- Schedule
- Schematic design estimate
- MSBA reimbursement
- Financing and tax impact
- The vote
- Community outreach and construction manager
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,407 words
Source: the School Committee meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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