WORCESTER A group of residents opposed to the planned construction of a new Doherty High School on Highland Street has filed a lawsuit against the city in Superior Court to try to stop the project.
The 13 plaintiffs, some of whom are affiliated with the Save Newton Hill campaign, argue the existing high school at the site never should have been allowed to be built, since the city’s initial taking of the land in the late 19th century expressly restricted it to use as a park.
The complaint asks the court to prohibit the new high school from being built at the location, and for the 20-acre site to be returned to parkland once the current school is demolished. In addition, it demands $250,000 from the city be given to the Friends of Newton Hill organization for the future preservation of the park.