BILLERICA The timeline for the planned renovations of the town center is becoming clearer as Town Manager John Curran said he expects construction to begin in 2024 if the project is approved by the Select Board and at Town Meeting.
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Held during the Spring 2020 Town Meeting after funding concerns arose due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Billerica Town Meeting members cast a collective yes vote to pass the long-planned Peggy Hannon-Rizza (PHR) Recreational Complex project.
Article 15 was passed with 144 votes in favor of the project and 21 opposed.
This approves funding to move forward in the amount of $5.4 million via the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), $2.6 million authorized through general obligation (GO) debt. It is intended that this GO debt will be rescinded and paid with free cash at future Town Meetings.
According to the warrant, the remaining balance of $3 million would be paid with fiscal year 2021 free cash.