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City Manager Asked to Look at Alternative Sites for School

WORCESTER, MA-The city manager here is asked to look into alternative sites for a vocational high school. The school is supposed to be sited on a 21-acre parcel here on Belmont Hill but the conservation commission has objected to the project because of the wetlands in the area.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on September 27, 2001

WORCESTER, MA-The city council here asked the city manager to investigate alternative sites for a vocational high school that is supposed to be built on Belmont Hill here. But sources close to the deal tell GlobeSt.com that the decision to place the school on Belmont Hill is in its “final steps.”

The source notes that the city would like to have the school at this site but has met with opposition from the city’s conservation commission because of the wetlands on the site. The opponents to the Belmont Hill site reportedly contend that the city did not look into enough alternatives for siting the school.

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