The meeting will be held on March 13 at the Carr School at 7 p.m.
[Updated 6:09 p.m.] Residents interested in the future Carr School renovation are invited to attend a community meeting on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. The meeting, which will be held at the Carr School (Newton Cultural Center), was initially planned for this Thursday, Feb. 28. However, according to an email from Board of Aldermen President Scott Lennon, the meeting has been postponed to March 13. As the Newton School Department moves forward with the rebuilding of Angier Elementary School, it is also moving forward with the renovation of Carr, which will act as a "swing space" for Angier students while their school is under construction. The Carr School project will include the renovation of 20 classrooms as well as space for art, music…
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Some aldermen are hoping the city and School Department will also consider purchasing the former Aquinas College on Walnut Park.
The Board of Aldermen helped move the Angier rebuilding project one step forward last night as it approved the transfer of the former Carr School to the School Department for use as swing space. However, Ward 4 Alderman-at-Large Amy Sangiolo urged her fellow board members to not only approve the Carr School swing space, but to also seriously consider purchasing the former Aquinas College on Walnut Park. "The crux of my concern is that I don't want us to see Carr School as the only swing space that we need," Sangiolo said. "We're going to need two swing spaces [and] it would behoove us to take a look at Aquinas in a fair light." At a School Committee meeting last month, school administrators and members of the city's Public Buildings …
