7 districts benefited from these green repair projects
State Treasurer and Receiver General Steven Grossman, Chairman of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and Jack McCarthy, MSBA Executive Director, announced that the MSBA Board of Directors has approved final audits for eleven schools in seven school districts under the Green Repair Program. The final audit stage is the last step in the MSBA building process and represents the successful completion of the project.
The approved audits were for the following projects:
| District | School |
| Acton | C.T. Douglas Elementary School |
| Gardner | Gardner High School |
| Gardner | Waterford Street School |
| Gardner | Elm Street School |
| Narragansett Regional | Narragansett Regional Middle School |
| Reading | Birch Meadow Elementary School |
| Reading | J. Warren Killam Elementary School |
| Westfield | Highland Elementary School |
| Westfield | Southampton Road Elementary School |
| Weymouth | Abigail Adams Middle School |
| Wilmington | Shawsheen Elementary School |
"The Green Repair Program allows us to make much needed repairs to many schools throughout the Commonwealth,” stated Treasurer Grossman. “In addition to improving the learning environment for our children, this program also makes schools more energy efficient and generates significant cost savings. It's a win-win program for everyone."
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 Green Repair Program provides reimbursement grants for the repair and/or replacement of roofs, windows, and boilers in schools that are otherwise sound.
“The Green Repair Program provides incredible benefits to districts,” stated Executive Director McCarthy. “It enables the MSBA to both expedite and broaden our participation in repair projects, thereby maximizing our ability to improve learning environments in more schools across Massachusetts.” McCarthy added, “we couldn’t have asked for better success with this program.”
The MSBA partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities. Since its inception, the Authority has made $8.9 billion in reimbursements 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.
