The Planning & Zoning Commission Monday granted a special permit to the town and school district for renovation and new construction at the now-closed Mary P. Hinsdale Elementary School, including restoration of the natural flow of a brook that flows through a culvert under a portion of the building. Residents approved the $17.43 million school renovation plan in a referendum in September 2019. Officials focused on the Hinsdale School instead of renovating Batcheller Elementary School, with Superintendent of Schools Melony Brady-Shanley noting last year that Hinsdale is more structurally sound and in a preferable location. The school board and building committee are awaiting word from the state on when funding will be awarded for the project. In October 2019, Brady-Shanley received a letter from the state confirming the project to renovate the Hinsdale School will be placed on the priority school list. The letter was from the Department of Administrative Services, which said the list will be sent to the governor’s office by mid-December.
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