Garfield School Elevator Design Appropriation
At a glance
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- What: A $125,000 request from the capital improvement stabilization fund for design of replacement elevators at the Garfield School complex, where one elevator is out and another is unreliable.
- Where it stands: The council voted 6-3 on October 5, 2026 to reconsider an earlier rejection, debated whether the school department should pay from its surplus, then tabled the item. On October 26 it was approved 9-1 with one present.
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Log
- 2026-10-05 - City Council - Reconsidered 6-3 and tabled after debate.
- 2026-09-28 - City Council - Request for $125,000 from the capital improvement stabilization fund for elevator design failed on a roll call; councillors argued the school department should fund it.
- 2026-10-26 - City Council - Taken from the table: $125,000 appropriation approved 9-1 with one voting present; President Zambuto voted no. The mayor and a school committee letter supported it (from auto-captions).