HAVERHILL – A proposal to build a new Whittier Tech regional school in Haverhill was rejected by 10 of the 11 Massachusetts communities it serves.
Voters in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Ipswich, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury and West Newbury all voted against the plan Tuesday.
The only community to vote in favor was Haverhill.
The new school would have cost about $444 million and communities in the district would have been responsible for about half of the cost.
“It is clear that residents in 10 of our 11 sending communities are not in favor of the current proposal to construct a new Whittier Tech,” said Superintendent Maureen Lynch in a statement. “Whittier Tech’s vision, as a public school serving our cities and towns in a multitude of ways, is to position our students and adult learners for the best chance of success, whatever their chosen profession, and to become a strong foundation for our local skilled workforce. We will take time to reevaluate how we can best meet the needs of Whittier Tech.”
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