By Beth David, Editor
The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School building project will get a re-vote this Saturday, 6/20/26. The five member communities voted on 11/10/25 to authorize funding of the $288.7 million project, but the measure failed.
The numbers have not changed and the district will vote again.
With the Mass. School Building Association expected to reimburse the district for about 60.5% of the cost, in addition to other reimbursements, the member communities will need to fund about $148 million from taxpayers.
Acushnet’s share will be $55.4 million, but could go down to $40 million with added incentives and other savings such as MassSave and other programs. Other communities are: Carver, $26.2m; Lakeville, $39.6m; Mattapoisett, $8.8m; Rochester, $28.8m.
The projected tax impact for individual residents in Acushnet is $about $630 per year, based on an average single family home assessed at $470,00.
The vote will be decided by a majority of the aggregated votes of all five communities, not by individual community votes. All communities will have to abide by the decision, whether or not their individual community supported it.
All Acushnet precincts vote at the Elementary School, 800 Middle Road. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visit the town website at https://www.acushnet.ma.us/m/newsflash/home/detail/45 for details and links.
A tax calculator is available at https://oldcolonybuildingproject.com/tax-impact-calculator/
Contact the Town Clerk’s office if you have any questions about your voting status, 508-998-0215
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