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The Select Board and School Committee unanimously authorized submitting a Statement of Interest for Loella F. Dewing Elementary School to the Massachusetts School Building Authority, prioritizing major-system replacement and obsolete-building replacement. The application deadline is April 17, 2026.
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The vote starts Tewksbury’s application for possible state assistance to address major problems at Dewing Elementary School. It does not commit the town to a construction project or final design; the school-building review process would examine multiple options. A best-case estimate discussed at the meeting projected occupancy of a new school in fall 2033, while a potential new-school option was estimated at approximately $147 million before the town’s share.
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