HOLYOKE — The Massachusetts School Building Authority has approved up to $5.5 million in grants for Holyoke Public Schools to repair roofs on three of its elementary schools.
In an announcement Wednesday, the MSBA said that it had approved funding for partial roof repairs at E.N. White Elementary School, Lt. Clayre P. Sullivan School and Maurice A. Donahue School. The “accelerated repair program” grants were part of $25 million in funding the agency approved.
“The Accelerated Repair Program allows us to make critical repairs to more schools in less time,” state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said in a statement. “By improving the learning environment for our children, the program also makes schools more energy efficient and generates significant cost savings.”
E.N. White will receive up to $1.9 million for its $2.6 million project, according to the MSBA. Sullivan School will receive up to $1.5 million for its repairs, budgeted at $2 million. And Donahue School will receive as much as $2 million for its $2.8 million project.
The MSBA’s decision allows the authority to execute project funding agreements with Holyoke. A spokesperson for the district did not immediately return a request for comment.
The city is currently in the MSBA’s “eligibility period” for a separate project that would see the authority offset the costs of replacing William R. Peck Middle School. The city is soliciting recommendations for members to join a School Building Committee — a prerequisite for the city to move forward in the MSBA process.
Dusty Christensen can be reached dchristensen@gazettenet.com.