Elementary School Building Committee | southborough.info https://southborough.info/boards/elementary-school-building-committee/ 2026-10-15T14:45:19-04:00 Elementary School Building Committee, Thu, Sep 24 https://southborough.info/meetings/QmtBoOh20QA 2026-09-24T12:00:00Z The Elementary School Building Committee eliminated Option 4 for Neary School and voted to focus design efforts on Options 1, 3, and a $15M baseline. Architects from Tappe Architects presented updated schematic massings, site reconfigurations, and a preliminary cost model ranging from roughly $24 million to nearly $50 million for Neary Elementary School renovations and additions. Educators and school administrators voiced strong consensus favoring Option 3, which encloses the central courtyard for a full-sized gymnasium and keeps the school footprint intact. The committee voted 3-1 to eliminate Option 4 due to high costs and site disruption, and voted unanimously to direct the consultants to focus future work on Option 1, Option 3, and an alternative aligning with Town Meeting's $15 million scope placeholder. Elementary School Building Committee, Thu, Sep 3 https://southborough.info/meetings/BcZY2en8mPo 2026-09-03T12:00:00Z Architects presented revised Neary Elementary School renovation and addition options ahead of cost estimating and upcoming joint board reviews. The Elementary School Building Committee met to review the committee charge, designer scope of work, and updated design options for Neary Elementary School. District leaders presented an educational heat map evaluating how each layout serves programming needs, showing that larger renovation and addition concepts significantly outperform minimal maintenance options. The committee examined detailed floor plans for Options 2, 3, and 4, which feature varying approaches to gymnasium space, outdoor courtyard reuse, and classroom breakout areas. Cost estimators will price the options ahead of the committee's September 24 meeting and an early October joint meeting with town boards. Elementary School Building Committee, Wed, Aug 19 https://southborough.info/meetings/In0K8NmFMco 2026-08-19T12:00:00Z The committee decided to drop central district offices from Neary Elementary renovation designs and rejected a 10-year phased repair approach. Tappe Architects presented updated design concepts for the Neary Elementary School project, including an addition with a new gymnasium and auditorium stage, along with a theoretical 10-year phased maintenance schedule. Committee members firmly rejected the 10-year piecemeal repair model, citing constant disruption to students and a failure to meet modern educational goals. The committee also decided to remove central district administration offices from the building's scope to prioritize educational space, and discussed restoring a dedicated project website to improve public communication.