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Amid contract delay and increased costs, Pioneer outdoor classroom project stalls "> The Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee held a hybrid meeting last week, with some members tuned in remotely and others meeting in person, wearing masks at their discretion, for the first time in over a year. Staff Photo/ZACK DeLUCA "> The Pioneer Valley Regional School District School Committee held a hybrid meeting last week, with some members tuned in remotely and others meeting in person, wearing masks at their discretion, for the first time in over a year. Staff Photo/ZACK DeLUCA R...

In October, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) Board of Commissioners voted 5-4 against the agency commencing negotiations with their preferred co-developer for Greenleaf Gardens. By that following month, however, the Board voted 5-4 in favor, enabling the agency to move forward with the Exclusive Right to Negotiate (ERN) with that co-developer. What made the difference? Largely, the agency’s efforts in the interim to reengage the community and its stakeholders on the status of the project and the roadmap ahead, which represented a welcome pivot from how engagement has gone up to this point. H...