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2 ASSESSMENTS AND <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Assessments of Properties and Buildings <br />The Committee conducted tours and reviewed previous studies <br />and reports to better understand the existing conditions of Town <br />buildings in Lexington. Those documents largely focused on <br />the physical condition of Lexington's Town buildings as well <br />as the space needs of Town departments and the school district <br />(Departments). The findings and recommendations of those <br />previous reports and studies have been summarized below. (A list of <br />those previous reports and studies can be found in Appendix E.) <br />Many of the previous reports and studies described structural, mechanical and other <br />deficiencies of the buildings. Subsequent changes to the buildings in that regard have <br />been identified and are summarized in the sections below. <br />Many of the previous reports and studies included analyses of programmatic or space <br />needs. Several of the reports also recommended ways to address changing space needs <br />through building renovations, additions or reconstruction. The Committee team <br />reviewed these recommendations and asked department heads and /or liaisons to the <br />Committee to comment on any recent changes to their space needs. Those comments <br />were considered in the Committee's deliberations. <br />For each property, a summary description is provided along with a summary of <br />previous analyses (as available), recent actions on the site, and recommended actions. <br />For those properties with more than one alternative action, the alternatives are <br />explained and a recommended action is given. The buildings are listed in the order <br />they appear on the map on the previous page, with the municipal buildings preceding <br />the school buildings. Other facilities that were discussed by the Committee include the <br />recently constructed Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, the East Lexington Fire <br />Station, the Town Office Building and the Cary Memorial Library. <br />At this time, the Committee considers the Maria Hastings School to be the most <br />important school project and the Central Fire Station and Police Station to be the <br />most important municipal building projects. <br />TOWNWIDE FACILITIES MASTER PLANNING 5 <br />