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The committee unanimously approved using approximately $770,000 from fund balance for emergency repairs at Hingham High School, Plymouth River School, and South Elementary School.
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The funding would serve as a temporary bridge for urgent school repairs because the existing extraordinary capital needs account is nearly exhausted. Members also discussed replacing Hingham High School’s failing 26-year-old fire alarm system and South Elementary’s outdated energy recovery units, though those larger projects may not be completed until 2027 or 2028. The committee unanimously recommended no action on a petition involving school-owned land and unanimously approved recommendations concerning civil service fire and police articles. A proposed sale of 86 Central Street would seek private investment for $7 million to $10 million in renovations while preserving the property as affordable housing.
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