FRANKLIN - Tri-County is in the lead over North Attleboro in the race for a new high school.
David Linton reported in Thursday’s edition of The Sun Chronicle the Massachusetts School Building Authority on Wednesday approved the first steps toward building a new Tri-County Regional Vocational High School.
The board, which is chaired by state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, announced its board of directors approved plans to look at possible options to design a new building to replace the one on the same site, according to a press release.
The next step is for the MSBA to work in collaboration with the school district to produce detailed designs for a potential project.
“Thanks to our collaborative work with local officials, we are working to build a 21st century educational facility that will provide Tri-County Regional School District students with a top notch learning environment,” Goldberg said in a statement.
The project is estimated to cost $279. With a third of the students at Tri-County coming from North Attleboro, the cost to the town’s taxpayer may top $46 million.
