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Friday, November 6, 2026 Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Change town
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Committee approves $258.5M Parker school budget

The Parker Middle School building committee approved a $258.5 million project budget and authorized its schematic design submission to the state. Presenters said the construction estimate is $207.1 million, and two estimators finished within 1.3 percent of each other.

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School Committee · Meeting of October 7, 2026

CHELMSFORD — The Parker Middle School building committee approved a $258.5 million project budget and authorized its schematic design submission to the state. Presenters said the construction estimate is $207.1 million, and two estimators finished within 1.3 percent of each other. The town's anticipated share is about $138.1 million after MSBA reimbursement of about $111.2 million and rebates.

Projected tax impact peaks at $734 on the average home in fiscal 2034. The committee also approved $82,471.13 in invoices and moved its November and December meetings to Nov. 12 and Dec. 9.

In the full story:

  • Opening business
  • Monthly invoices
  • Schedule
  • Schematic design estimate
  • MSBA reimbursement
  • Financing and tax impact
  • The vote
  • Community outreach and construction manager
  • Who Was There
  • Organizations And Documents Referenced
  • The complete report: 1,407 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.

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