By combining feasibility studies & cost-benefit analysis, you create a robust process for selecting projects that are both achievable & financially worthwhile.

Austin Housing and consultant Hyatt Brown described the city's Homestead Preservation District tools, reported roughly $22 million collected to date under HPRZ #1, and outlined a feasibility and projection study for additional HPRZs (B, C, D) with a report expected this summer and fiscal considerations tied to Senate Bill 2 and charter limits.

Dennis Lee told senators the Racing and Gaming Commission expects to hold public hearings in 2026 on multiple racetrack/casino license applicants and that statute requires feasibility studies; he warned the commission must assess market oversaturation before awarding new licenses.

Holliston School Committee agreed to circulate a communication announcing the town’s invitation into the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) eligibility period for a new Holliston High School, coordinated a Dec. 22 joint meeting with the Select Board, and discussed next steps including feasibility voting deadlines and community engagement.

The committee’s designer selection panel recommended SMMA as the preferred designer. SMMA presented its team and an early roadmap for feasibility (PDP) and preferred schematic report (PSR) work, highlighted community engagement and educational visioning steps, noted MSBA funding guardrails (gym/auditorium caps), and called for early site testing to

A meeting participant urged restarting public discussion of courthouse and judicial needs, saying it will "pick up from where the triple j left off in 2020," and flagged unresolved questions about the Hill property's feasibility, costs and appraisals.

A months-long deep dive of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) found sharp cost escalation since 2015, inconsistent feasibility studies, and recommended clearer definitions of core building elements versus optional "betterments," more in‑house programming expertise, and expanded data analytics.