Site work and outdoor lighting for a mixed-use development in Framingham, Massachusetts. Conceptual plans call for site work for a educational facility; and for outdoor lighting for a educational facility.

This request for capital budget funding is for continued upgrades to the Fuller Turf Fields, specifically, for the purchase and installation of field lights. During the original design conversations between members of the building committee, school committee, buildings & grounds, parks department, and FPS leadership, part of the field planning conversation including the possibility of lighting at the field. It was decided during that process that the inclusion of field lights and the cost associated with that could jeopardize a possible capital funding request. The proposal that grew from there focused on constructing two turf fields at Fuller, providing the first fields dedicated to multiple organizations and programs. Since the initial capital request for these fields, conversations have been held during school building committee meetings, school committee meetings, department meetings between the school's and city, and community to explore moving a project forward that focuses on installing lights at Fuller. As part of that effort, the Superintendent sent a mailing to abutters surrounding the fuller site. Most of the feedback received expressed apprehension, and requested additional community meetings to further discuss this possibility, if this were to move forward. At this time, we have not held community meetings to review and discuss this potential proposal. However, FPS staff have met preliminarily with Parks Department staff to discuss this possibility and what the next steps would be in a community meeting. We are still in an exploratory phase at this time. This cost estimate was created by using a proposal from Musco that provided pricing for these fields assuming there are no issues with subsurface conditions. As we found during the Fuller construction project, if we were to move forward with this there would be the need to manage subsurface soil conditions, carrying an additional cost. As of October 29, 2024, This project is included in the city's 2025-2034 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.