Somerset Approves Final $5M School Building Note

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of September 17, 2026

SOMERSET — The Somerset Board of Selectmen approved a final $5 million borrowing note to close out the $91 million Somerset Middle School project. Town Administrator Mark Iolucci told the board the figure covers a $3 million balance withheld from the original borrowing plus roughly $2.5 million held back by the Massachusetts School Building Authority for up to two years after completion. The board also approved a three percent raise plus one percent deferred compensation for Iolucci; resident Jerry Wax pushed for 10 percent, calling three percent "a joke," while Selectman Allen Smith cited negotiated health insurance savings to justify the lower figure.

Selectmen signed a $142,973.91 contract with Sports Turf Specialties Inc. to rebuild two South Complex baseball fields using Community Preservation Act funds, and approved $52,077 for a new fire department pickup truck.

In the full story:

• One-Day Liquor License for Ninth Annual SOAM Festival
• Sowams National Heritage Area Feasibility Study Presentation
• Final $5 Million Borrowing Note Closes Out $91 Million Middle School Project
• Fire Department Vehicle Purchase
• South Complex Ball Field Restoration Contract, $142,973.91
• Library Donation for Historical Reenactor Program
• Town Administrator's Annual Performance Increase
• Library Board of Trustees Vacancy and Talent Bank Deadline
• Cemetery Rules and Regulations Enforcement
• Board of Health Regulations Delay
• Other Business
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,788 words

Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of September 17, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.