Board of Representatives member Nina Sherwood, Board of Education member Mike Altamura and Board of Finance member Kieran Ryan in an op-ed this week have called for a referendum on the issue. The public-private partnership idea involves selling five aging public school buildings to a private developer for $1 each. The developer would then demolish, rebuild and maintain the new structures, while leasing them back to the city for up to 90 years. Two other RFQs to be voted on Monday include one for an evaluation of prefabrication options for new school buildings and another to compare Stamford’s construction and maintenance of buildings to surrounding school districts.
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