Sun Chronicle: "'It is falling apart': Supporters say new Tri-County building project sorely needed, vote scheduled for Oct. 24"

"Holes in walls. Leaky plumbing. Aging systems. Outdated educational facilities.

These are just a few of the issues supporters say plague the nearly 50-year-old Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, a facility tasked with training students in modern, high-tech vocational education.

Not only is the school district’s original building outdated for educational purposes, the facility and its systems are well beyond their life expectancy and need $165 million-plus in repairs, school officials say.

Voters in the 11 school district communities, including North Attleboro, Plainville, Wrentham, Norfolk, Seekonk and Franklin, will vote on a planned new $286 million school at a special election Oct. 24."

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Tri-County Superintendent-Director Karen Maguire says the nearly 50-year-old Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School building is in need of replacement. “The facility is failing,” Maguire said.  MARK STOCKWELL/THE SUN CHRONICLE