Possible school site sparks controversy in Needham, Mass.

From The Boston Globe: A study on the feasibility of renovating or replacing two aging elementary schools in Needham, Mass., has raised the ire of residents and pitted town boards against each other over concerns that open space will be swallowed up by construction. The so-called "prefeasibility study,'' lays out three possibilities, but one, which involves building a new Hillside School at Cricket Field, has sparked fierce debate. The Park and Recreation Commission, which controls Cricket Field, has asked the School Committee to take the Cricket Field option out of consideration. But School Committee members say they did not want to limit their thinking or appear to be endorsing any one option.