1	Rockland Middle School Building Project Feasibility Study Only 49 school districts state-wide received invitations from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to the feasibility stage. During this stage a comprehensive study of the project will take place to prepare us for the final step of construction. Architects, engineers and the school community will make choices as to the site, the building design and the educational design during this process. At the end of the process, taxpayers will have a design and a construction cost to vote on.
2	What is a Feasibility Study? It is actually an architectural and engineering study It will look at all aspects of the site: geotechnical, environmental and hydrological It will design the building in consultation with the educational community It will produce schematic drawings that will allow the cost of school construction to be determined
3	What Will It Cost? The cost is $655,200 55% of this is reimbursable from the MSBA Cost to the town is $294,840 One year capital exclusion Cost to average taxpayer $45.60 for the one year With the library roof coming off the tax rate, “its a wash”
4	Timeline At the election on April 12, taxpayers will be asked to vote for the town’s share of the cost of the study At Town Meeting there will be an article to vote on If funding is approved the town will sign a feasibility study agreement with the MSBA
5	Timeline cont. The Building Committee will hire an architect and an Owners Project Manager (OPM) The feasibility study will take 6-9 months At the end of the study, a cost for the construction of the new school will be determined and brought to the taxpayers.
6	Summary Total cost $655,200 Town’s share $294,840 Cost to taxpayer $45.60 for one year Replaces current increase for library roof Ballot vote in April Article vote at Town Meeting