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• Reviewed Lexington's demographic data <br />• Interviewed key department heads, heads of community <br />organizations, and individuals with expertise in specific areas <br />• Charlotte Rodgers, Director of Human Resources <br />Karen Simmons, Director of Recreation <br />Koren Stembridge, Director of Cary Memorial Library <br />Victoria Buckley, Chair, Lexington Commission on Disability <br />Ellen McDonald, Teen Advocate <br />Don Mahoney, Executive Director, Hayden Recreation Centre <br />James Kelly, LABBB High School Program Director <br />Paula Rizzo, LABBB Recreational and Integration Coordinator <br />Mark Corr, Lexington Chief of Police <br />• Attended the League of Women Voters Community Conversation on <br />September 27, 2011, 160 attendees <br />• Examined data from the 2003 survey of Clarke and Diamond Middle <br />School students and Lexington High School students <br />• Examined reports of Lexington committees <br />Vision 2020, Council on Aging, Belfry Center <br />• Met more than 24 times from May, 2011 through November, 2012 <br />• Issued a preliminary report to the Board of Selectmen on <br />January 9, 2012 <br />Findings <br />From interviews, reviews of prior studies, site visits, and survey we found needs for: <br />• Updated facilities for seniors <br />• Programs for teens <br />• Space of all kinds for every segment of our community: meetings, recreation, <br />exercise, performance, etc. <br />• Broadly felt need to encourage and develop stronger community engagement <br />and identity <br />• Better dissemination of information to the whole community <br />• Social and wellness initiatives in many groups <br />Some of these needs have a long history in Lexington. <br />November 26, 2012 Final Report 4 <br />