The Massachusetts School Building Authority Announces Approval of Eight Schools in Brockton Under the Green Repair Program
The MSBA Grants for Brockton Total $28,493,074
BOSTON, MA – The Board of Directors of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”) has approved grants of $28,493,074 for eight schools in Brockton under the Green Repair Program. State Treasurer Steven Grossman, Chairman of the MSBA, and Katherine Craven, MSBA Executive Director, made the announcement today. The MSBA Board approved the following grants:
- $7,062,782 for a roof and window project at Brockton High School
- $2,572,688 for a roof and boiler project at North Junior High School
- $2,559,506 for a roof and boiler project at East Junior High School
- $2,171,001 for a roof project at West Junior High School
- $4,530,569 for a roof project at Davis Elementary School
- $4,600,749 for a roof project at Raymond Elementary School
- $3,180,842 for a roof and window project at Downey Elementary School
- $1,814,937 for a roof project at Hancock Elementary School
The main goals of the Green Repair Program are to improve learning environments for children and teachers, reduce energy use and generate cost savings for districts. The program will repair or replace roofs, windows and/or boilers in schools that are otherwise structurally, functionally and educationally sound. The one-time-only program has a limited budget of $300 million and grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.
“Our Green Repair Program allows us to make much needed repairs to more than one school in Brockton. Besides improving the learning environment for our children, the green repairs also make our schools more energy efficient, and generate significant cost savings. It's a win-win program for everyone," stated Treasurer Steven Grossman.
“The Green Repair Program will provide immediate benefits to communities like Brockton by enabling us to both expedite and broaden the MSBA’s participation in repair projects, thereby maximizing the impact of this program,” stated Katherine Craven.
The MSBA strives to find the right-sized, most fiscally responsible, and educationally appropriate solutions to create safe and sound learning environments. It is committed to protecting taxpayers’ dollars by improving the school building grant process and avoiding the costly mistakes of the past in the funding and construction of schools. The MSBA reformed the Commonwealth’s formerly rampant and unsustainable school building program, which was more than $11 billion in debt.
Since its inception in 2004, the Authority has made $7.6 billion in reimbursements to cities, towns, and regional school districts for school construction projects. These timely payments have saved municipalities over $2.9 billion in avoided local interest costs and have provided much needed cash flow to communities.
