Templeton Elementary School is definitely a Town Project being paid for by Templeton taxpayers.
If anyone wishes to dispute that, just pay attention to your tax bills and you can always contact the Town of Phillipston's Treasurer or office of the Phillipston board of selectmen.

This project really began on May 13, during the annual Town meeting which started on May 12, 2009, per the Templeton annual Town report, pages 156 - 157, article 33.

On page 132 of the same 2009 Templeton annual Town report, the returns for Templeton annual elections, and continuing/ending on page 134, question 2, feasibility study for elementary school, 481 yes, 456 no.

Templeton 2009 annual Town report, page 157;

"On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to appropriate the sum of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000.00) for the purpose of funding a feasibility study for the purpose of replacing, building an addition onto or renovating the Templeton Center school located at 17 South Road, Templeton, Massachusetts, said sum to be expended under the direction of the school building committee, and to meet said appropriation, Treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen is authorized to borrow said sum under MGL, chapter 44, or any other enabling authority; that the Town of Templeton acknowledges that the Massachusetts School building authority's grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any costs the Town incurs, on behalf of the district, in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the Town, and that the amount of borrowing authorized pursuant to this vote shall be reduced by any amounts received from the MSBA prior to the issuance of bonds or notes under this vote. In addition, no sums shall be borrowed or expended here under, unless and until the Town shall have voted to exclude the amounts required to be raised to repay any borrowing here under from the limitations of chapter 59, section 21c of the general laws (proposition 2 1/2)"

So it seems pretty clear this is was and is a town project that should be under the complete direction of the Templeton Board of selectmen. Templeton residents should not have to watch multiple different meetings (some held on the same night and same time) to watch how their money is spent. This is why it is important for residents to attend Town meeting, to vote and to attend selectmen's meetings.

Jeff Bennett