In the face of unprecedented fiscal belt tightening, Massachusetts public colleges and universities have received a directive to repair buildings constructed four or more decades ago rather than investing in lucrative expansions.
This was part of Massachusetts Education Secretary Jim Peyser’s recent address to the House Bonding Committee, according to a May 15 report by the State House News Service. He cited a recent outside report that tallied the collective deferred maintenance backlog across state public colleges and universities at $5.5 billion, not including infrastructure and other facilities.
