Norton Selectmen Approve $93K Contingency for High School Renovation
Norton Selectmen approve $93K for contingency funds for the high school.
The Norton Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve an amendment to the capital improvement committee’s budget to give the current high school renovation project $93,171.74 in a contingency construction fund. The money, if approved at town meeting, would be appropriated from the capital improvement budget. “This money would be used for a contingency for any unforeseen expenses that could happen between now and December, when the project will hopefully be done,” said selectmen chair Robert Kimball. “It’s with the hope and desire the funds won’t have to be used, but if it has to be used it will be there.” Kimball said if not approved and the project runs into some problems, they would have to wait until October, at the fall town meeting, to …
