Greater Taunton in our community week april 4 2021 tauntongazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tauntongazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chloe Shelford Mar 9, 2021
The ballot is set for the Tuesday, May 4, Town Election, including competitive races for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee.
School Committee
Four candidates will be running for two seats on the School Committee.
Geoff Swett, who has served on the committee for 12 years in the past, said that he decided to run in part because his responsibilities as chair of the School Building Committee would be coming to an end this fall, and because he had been asked to run by several people.
He also said that he hopes to be involved as the schools plan for a post-pandemic future, which he thinks will likely include more virtual education.
What to do with Wareham Decas School property
Wicked Local
WAREHAM - A “flexible” commercial development is the best reuse of the 15.5-acre Decas School property at 760 Main St., according to a recent study.
The grant-funded Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District study was presented to Selectmen Tuesday.
The School District turns the property over to the town in 2022 after the new elementary school is completed.
Such a development would provide needed tax revenue to the town and new jobs. A 170,000-square-foot facility could provide $219,000 in annual tax revenue, and 270 jobs, according to SRPEDD estimates.
The current 70,000-square-foot school building would be razed to make way for the new building.