Historical planning evidence—not current condition or Cost.
BUC project · complex Choice
Municipal Buildings: Understand the Whole Choice
Wilbraham is considering the future of Memorial School, Town Hall, the Little Red Schoolhouse, the former Police/IT building, and the services connected to them.
The working scenarios are starting points for investigation—not completed proposals ready to rank.
What the dated evidence says
The source aggregate does not fully reconcile to its displayed components.
The four itemized building sums.
Preserved as a data-quality exception—not assigned to a building.
| Asset | Source-reported deferred | Displayed components | Unresolved difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial School | $1,298,066 | $24,002 + $1,274,063 = $1,298,065 | $1 |
| Town Hall | $223,499 | $46,591 + $176,908 = $223,499 | $0 |
| Little Red Schoolhouse | $19,354 | $6,250 + $6,854 = $13,104 | $6,250 |
| Former Police/IT building | $17,271 | $5,000 + $7,271 = $12,271 | $5,000 |
| Four-asset total | $1,558,190 | $1,546,939 | $11,251 |
Source: EBI Consulting, Capital Needs Assessment, August 23, 2021, original 2022–2031 planning horizon. Source-reported deferred totals and displayed components are preserved exactly; the unresolved $11,251 difference is disclosed rather than silently corrected.
Do not treat $1.558M as a clean current fact. It is a source-reported 2021 aggregate with an unresolved $11,251 difference. The source also shows a separate $453,115 ten-year inflated projection. FY2027 explicit allocations total $768,400 across three assets. These are different periods and stages and are not added.
Four preserved working scenarios
Each path needs a different proof.
These are starting points for investigation—not proposals ready to rank.
Consolidate into Memorial
Potentially sell Town Hall, Little Red Schoolhouse and the former Police/IT building.
- Every moving function and replacement service.
- Renovation, transition and service continuity.
- Property restrictions, sale authority, timing and net proceeds.
- Recurring operating change.
Maintain and improve
Continue the present building arrangement with a defined improvement program.
- Current use, condition, accessibility and utilization.
- Complete operating Cost and exact improvement scope.
- Funding, sequencing and retained flexibility.
Sell or redevelop Memorial
Evaluate Memorial disposition and possible redevelopment of other properties.
- Displaced functions and replacement locations.
- Legal restrictions and redevelopment criteria.
- Transition Cost, timing, proceeds and community effects.
Community center at Memorial
Reimagine Memorial around a defined community-service model.
- Programs, users, code needs and renovation scope.
- Operating owner, staffing, annual Cost and revenue.
- Phases and measures of community value.
Issues we need to solve
What must each scenario answer?
Services + people
What happens to every service now provided? Memorial supports indoor Parks and Recreation. Little Red contains public-access production, playback and archive operations.
Access + functionality
Can each site support the intended use? Parking, accessibility, storage, utilities, layout, scheduling and connections can decide whether an idea works.
Buildings + sites
What repairs, renovations, environmental work, code upgrades and Capital investments does each path require?
History + character
What would be preserved, changed, transferred or lost? What protections and review processes apply?
Complete consequences
Show acquisition, renovation, operation, maintenance, relocation, lease, financing and transition Costs—plus revenue, proceeds, avoided Cost, remaining value and future obligations.
Risk + flexibility
Test inflation, interest, lease clauses, construction, timing, service needs, unexpected failures, Town control and future options.
Affordability + other priorities
What does each path mean for the levy, households, Debt capacity, schools, roads, staffing, technology and other Capital needs?
Authority + accountability
Who owns each decision, what approvals are required, and who delivers replacement services and manages transition?
How the model helps
Make every assumption, Cost and consequence visible.
The BUC scenario model follows each Choice through configurable assumptions and a multi-year cash-flow projection. It combines annual Costs and revenues with inflation, financing, present value, future value, risk ranges, and the value—or obligations—remaining at the end of the analysis period.
Is the difference in Cost and risk worth what a scenario preserves, improves, changes, or gives up—history, small-town character, sense of place, public access, service quality, Town control and future flexibility?
The legal, operational, technical and financial Work does not make that human decision for Wilbraham. It removes false Choices, exposes unavoidable consequences and helps the community apply its values with the best information reasonably available.
Current status: working investigation framework. The scenarios are not completed proposals, selected recommendations, authorized projects, verified Costs or implementation commitments.