Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022 Honoring the memory and celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 100 Salem Turnpike, Saugus, MA 01906 WIN-WASTE.COM To Vote on a new Voke City residents will get to vote Tuesday on whether to support a proposed new Northeast Metro Tech By Mark E. Vogler R evere registered voters will go to one polling location Tuesday in a special election that will determine whether plans for a proposed new $317 million Northeast Metro Tech proceed. The voting will take place at the St. Anthony’s Church Bingo Hall from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., instead of being held at the usual polling locations. New Elections Commissioner Paul Fahey will oversee the election in Revere. Revere, along with the 11 other communities that make up the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District, will vote simultaneously on a “Yes” of “No” question “to authorize the borrowing of $317,422,620 to pay costs of designing, constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School and related athletic facilities, located at 100 Hemlock Road in Wakefi eld” – site of the current school. A simple majority vote will decide if the project continues. In that case, the city would have to hold another special election to decide on how to fi nance the project, which has been estimated to cost up to $32 million over a 30-year period for the city’s share. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) awarded the District a grant of up to $140.8 million in August 2021, the most in its history. The remaining cost will be assessed on a per pupil basis to district member communities through the issuance of a 30-year construction bond, with the largest impact beginning in Fiscal Year 2026 – three years from now during the height of construction. The new school will feature 21st-century learning environments, improved Individualized Education Program (IEP) accommodations, state-of-theart shop and technical lab space, expanded program offerings, a new primary access roadway from Farm Street to reduce trafArtist renderings of the main entrance and other sides of the proposed Northeast Metro Tech School (Courtesy photos by Northeast Metro Tech to The Saugus Advocate) fi c congestion, a full-size gym, a 750-seat auditorium, outdoor learning space and a new cafeteria. “Northeast Metropolitan Technical School’s goal is to ensure every student reaches their full potential and to fi nd employment in well-paying, high-demand jobs upon graduation,” Superintendent David DiBarri said. “All of the work that has gone into developing this proposed project and presenting it to our communities for approval has been done with those core goals in mind.” Northeast Metro Tech currently serves about 1,300 students in its career technical education programs, but only has the capacity to accept 41 percent of applicants each year. Another 1,300 post-graduates and adults benefi t from Northeast’s night or weekend training programs to advance their careers. Northeast Metro Tech was VOTE | SEE Page 7
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