Select Board votes 4-0-1 to study Labouré school site

Select Board · Meeting of September 8, 2026

Milton's Select Board voted 4-0-1 to pursue a school-site analysis of the former Labouré College campus as an alternative to the Gile Road project. Chair Winston Daley confirmed the town has a $1.75 million agreement in principle to buy the 303 Adams Street property, pending approval at the October 19 Special Town Meeting. The board also approved $8,775,000 and $17,225,000 in general obligation bonds at interest costs of 3.43 percent and 4.38 percent, respectively, and set December 15 for a Labouré debt exclusion special election.

Member John Driscoll warned "we're definitely going to need a couple overrides," while Secretary Peter Obersheimer abstained on the Labouré study vote. Member Meghan Haggerty pushed for a full accounting of operating costs, saying those "have not been paid close enough attention to." The board also approved the warrant for the Special Town Meeting, which includes a citizen petition on surveillance technology that Town Counsel says may raise executive-authority concerns.

In the full story:

• Public Comment: Traffic, Surveillance and a Hockey Rink
• Bond Sale: $26 Million Issued at Favorable Rates
• Veterans Services Update
• Animal Shelter Complaint: Public Comment Reopened
• Labouré College Acquisition and School Site Analysis
• Special Election Date for Labouré Debt Exclusion
• October 19 Special Town Meeting Warrant
• East Milton Fire Station RFP
• Traffic Calming on Upper Canton Avenue
• Traffic Mitigation Subcommittee Appointments
• Other Business
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,599 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of September 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.