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Essex school building committee expects to vote Tuesday on its schematic design submittal to the state

A community meeting on the Essex Elementary project starts at 6 p.m. at Manchester Memorial Elementary, and Essex's selectmen and Finance Committee plan to attend. The committee's business meeting follows at 7 p.m.

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The Essex School Building Committee expects to vote Tuesday night on its schematic design submittal to the Massachusetts School Building Authority, according to its agenda for the Essex Elementary School project.

The community meeting, 6 p.m.

Community Meeting No. 9 runs from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manchester Memorial Elementary School, 43 Lincoln St., Manchester, and online on Zoom (webinar ID 859 1579 1699). The agenda lists a schedule overview, a design update, a review of phasing and logistics, a budget update and next steps.

Essex's Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee have both posted their meetings for 6 p.m. at Manchester Memorial School. Each agenda has one item: attending the school building community meeting.

The committee meeting, 7 p.m.

The School Building Committee's business meeting follows from 7 to 8 p.m., in person at Manchester Memorial Elementary and on Zoom (webinar ID 842 5821 8821). The agenda lists:

  • Approval of minutes (vote expected).
  • A schedule update.
  • Phasing and logistics.
  • The MSBA schematic design submittal (vote expected).
  • Public comment.

Schematic design is the stage where a school's size, layout and systems are set well enough to price. Our Oct. 7 write-up compared the Essex estimate with other new elementary schools at this stage.

Also in Essex this week

The Essex Affordable Housing Trust meets Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall auditorium, 30 Martin St. Its agenda lists the base version of an inclusionary zoning bylaw for fall town meeting, with a vote on a list of frequently asked questions about the proposal, plus coordination with the Community Preservation Committee, possible funding to Action, Inc., and a possible Local Initiative Project, a state program for affordable housing built with a private developer.

Earlier coverage: How the $95 million Essex school compares with other new elementary schools (Oct. 7). Tuesday's public meetings (Oct. 12), every meeting on Tuesday's calendars.

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