Voters at a special Town Meeting Monday night, Sept. 26 voted unanimously to approve funding for the Center School Building Project.

The next vote will come at the ballot box Saturday, Oct. 1.

For the project to continue to move forward, it needs to pass with a simple majority in the special election.

“It's a result of the committee vetting this project in a meticulous way,” said Libby Corbo, chairwoman of the School Building Committee and member of the Hanover School Committee. “It's been four years of hard work and doing so, I think we brought a project forward that is fiscally responsible.”

The measure approved $32,446,161 for the project, with $15,861,754 of that being funded by a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which was approved in July.

The project, if approved at the polls Saturday, would add over 46,000 square feet to Center School, allowing Hanover to take the aging Sylvester School offline.

“I'm very grateful for the support of the community,” said Hanover Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ferron. “It's another example of how Hanover steps up and looks after the children of our town and wants what's best for the future of education in Hanover.”

There were 718 registered voters participating in the special Town Meeting, which was fairly uneventful. Seven residents spoke during the question and comment section, all in favor of the project.

“I'm thrilled to be a member of this community for 51 years,” said Judy Murray. “The cost of delay - those of us who have been kicking around for a while, we've seen this before. You're never going to get it any cheaper.”

The only other item on the warrant, a housekeeping bill approving payment of the prior years bills, also passed unanimously.