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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Turf Field Supporters Thankful for Town Approval; Excited for Foxborough’s Youth

Foxborough's youth is getting a turf field after the project passed Special Town Meeting Tuesday, 260-129. On Wednesday, supporters James DeVellis and Debra Spinelli thanked the efforts of all those involved in the project.

An appreciative James DeVellis beamed with pride at Foxborough’s Special Town Meeting Tuesday following the town’s approval of the proposed turf field project. For DeVellis and other members of the Turf’s Up committee, Tuesday’s 260-129 vote in favor of building a turf field at Foxborough High School was the culmination of four years of hard work dedicated to a vision inspired by the town’s youth. “I was appreciative that the town shared the sentiment and passion that many have had working on this [proposal],” DeVellis said Wednesday. … “We do not take [Tuesday’s vote of approval] for granted and appreciate it that much more when the residents, businesses and community work together towards something.” DeVellis said he hopes this project …

Brian

1:29 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

@janet - someone should get a copy of the slideshow that was presented at town meeting and give it to the school. Not sure if the school did it or not but it has some good information on it that can be used   more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

A Closer Look at Proposed Funding for Foxborough’s Turf Field Project

Here’s a breakdown of how Phase I of the proposed community turf field will be funded if approved at the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting.

When voters review the proposed community turf field project at the Dec. 11 Special Town Meeting they will be deciding whether or not to appropriate $125,000 from the town’s Overlay Surplus account and use the remaining $1 million from the high school renovation project to help fund the $1,619,000 of the project. "Basically, we are looking at $430,000 between donations, in-kind services and the NFL grant," said Foxborough Schools Business Manager Bill Yukna. "We are looking at $1 million that is the current balance of the high school renovation project, which the town has already funded and appropriated." Furthermore, Foxborough's School Committee voted its Nov. 26 meeting to appropriate $75,000 from the school’s building revolving account…

Dennis Naughton

11:37 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Suggestion: The New England Council of Schools and Colleges visited and evaluated Foxborough High School March 25-28, 2012. Subsequently, they wrote a comprehensive evaluative report. The entire 87 page report is available on the Foxborough High School website. While there was a mention of playing fields (see p. 75, 78, 82-83, 87 for anything relating to the fields of any subsance), it was hardly…   more ›

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