Greenfield School Committee joins push for state aid for Franklin Tech building

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield School Committee has joined a growing group of municipal leaders advocating for more state funding and formula changes to support the construction of a new Franklin County Technical School building. The committee voted unanimously on Monday to sign a letter to Gov. Maura Healey, the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and state legislators seeking additional funding to build the $236.6 million school that would replace the existing 50-year-old facility. The letter, first adopted by the Greenfield City Council last month, has recently made its way to several neighboring communities and gained the support of at least Buckland, Conway, Deerfield, Gill and Sunderland. Although the school needs to borrow the total $236.6 million to pay for construction, the MSBA is expected to reimburse the municipalities up to $113.8 million, leaving them on the hook for $122.8 million.

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