On June 9, 2012, the Town of Wakefield passed the Debt Exclusion Ballot by a margin of 4 to 1, 4474 to 1020. Our Town voted in favor of a new Galvin Middle School. We successfully Galvinized Wakefield's Future.
Our Galvinize Wakefield website can be used as a resource to answer your question on the Galvin Middle School Building Project. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at: galvinizewakefield.com.
Why Vote Yes?
What's wrong with the Galvin?
The school building is past its functional life.
- Major upgrades required for all architectural systems and finishes, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.
- Not compliant with current building codes and accessibility requirements.
- Lack of ventilation, and classrooms without windows.
- Electrical capacity at Maximum level throughout the entire building.
Environment not conducive for learning.
- Inadequate educational space and classroom overcrowding.
- Science, arts, and special education areas are severely limited and outdated.
- Modern technology virtually non-existent.
What's the answer?
The Town and State propose a new middle school built on the same site that includes:
- An educational facility designed for 1,070 students in Grades 5-8.
- Efficient 3 floor academic wing.
- New auditorium, gym, and ball fields available for community use.
- A $34 million state grant to help Wakefield fund roughly half the project cost.
What's the cost?
- Total Project Cost: $74,646,709.
- State Funding with contingencies: $34,689,576.
- State reimbursing 54.67% of eligible project costs.
- Town Share: $38,584,333.
- Projected cost per household is $188 per year, based on a house valued at $400,000 for a period of 25 years.
- To calculate your cost, take your assessed home value and multiply by .00047.
Source: Town of Wakefield
To give you some background, shown below is a video generated from an on-site visit to the Galvin Middle School on 2.28.12.
To view video either click on arrow below center on video or if you prefer to see the video full screen, please click here to direct you to watch on YouTube. Once you are on YouTube, click on bottom right corner of video to watch in full screen.
To view video either click on arrow below center on video or if you prefer to see the video full screen, please click here to direct you to watch on YouTube. Once you are on YouTube, click on bottom right corner of video to watch in full screen.
If you have any comments or questions concerning Galvinize Wakefield, please contact us at: galvinizewakefield@gmail.com.
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