Finance Committee voted against vocational school debt measure
Malden Finance Committee rejected a $36 million vocational school debt exclusion. The panel voted 6-0 to recommend the City Council reject a ballot question about financing Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School construction through a temporary 26-year tax increase.
City Council · Meeting of January 13, 2026
Malden Finance Committee rejected a $36 million vocational school debt exclusion. The panel voted 6-0 to recommend the City Council reject a ballot question about financing Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School construction through a temporary 26-year tax increase. City Treasurer Daniel Grover estimated costs at $62.86 annually per median-value home and $93.24 per single-family home through 2052.
Councillor Chris Simonelli opposed adding the question to the ballot alongside other ballot measures, citing voter confusion risk.
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Source: the City Council meeting of January 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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