Repairs at Westfield Vocational-Technical High School have been pending for 5 years.
Westfield Vocational Technical High School is among five Westfield schools receiving grants from the Massachusetts School Building Authority under its Green Repair Program.WESTFIELD – The Massachusetts School Building Authority plans to approve $75.3 million in grants under its Green Repair Program, including more than $10 million in Western Massachusetts schools, when it meets in July.
The authority set the stage for approval Wednesday during a meeting, which lacked a quorum, at Westfield State University. The Westfield meeting was scheduled amid a tour of Springfield and Westfield schools damaged by the June 1 tornado.
The $75.3 million will be spread to 29 school districts for a total of 61 projects involving roof, window and boiler replacements, MSBA director Katherine Craven said.
State Treasurer Steve Grossman, MSBA chairman, announced at the start of the meeting “This will not be a formal session but all matters have gone through the committee review and will be ratified at our next meeting.”
Included in the pending grant awards is a total $7.3 million for five Westfield schools which includes more than $5.2 million just for Westfield Vocational-Technical High School.
Craven said the vocational school project, which includes a new roof, windows and boilers, has been on the list for five years.
Other Westfield schools, all scheduled for new boilers, are Highland, Paper Mill and Southampton Road elementary schools and Westfield High School.
Mayor Daniel M. Knapik and the City Council recently approved a $12 million bond to cover green projects at Westfield schools. The state grant will represent slightly more than 62 percent of the total cost.
Also on the grant list is Craneville Elementary School in Central Berkshire District, a new roof; the Four Corners Elementary School in Greenfield, roof, windows and boiler; and North Brookfield Elementary School, new windows.
Central Berkshire will get $891,575. Greenfield will receive $1.4 million and North Brookfield will get $290,224 for their projects.
MSBA will also approve its Fiscal 2012 operating budget at just over $1.1 billion at its July meeting. Officials noted that the new budget represents a decrease of $150 million from the current year.
The new budget includes slightly more than $1 billion for its various grant programs.