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Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Dockets #1311-1312

TL;DR

The Ways & Means Committee approved $5.85 million in funding for feasibility studies and design work at six Boston public schools. The funding includes $5 million for a major renovation project at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury, and $850,000 for window, door, and roof improvements at five other schools. The city expects to pursue matching grants from the Massachusetts School Building Authority to help cover these costs.

Key Decisions

  • Madison Park Technical Vocational High School - $5M feasibility and design study Approved
  • Multi-school window, door, and roof projects - $850K feasibility and design study Approved
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Dockets #1311-1312
  2. 2026-1311 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project for the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, located at 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.
    Mayor Order
  3. 2026-1312 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with window, door, and roof projects at the following schools: Boston Adult Academy, Joseph J. Hurley School, Ellis Mendell Elementary School, Joyce Kilmer K-8 School, and Lyon Upper 9-12 School. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.
    Mayor Order