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406 JD C) These three building projects are clearly before the Town . There is no way to avoid them , as the school popu- lation is here and increasing , but the Committee believes and recommends that they be taken up in the order suggested , and a careful time - schedule be worked out , so that the Town will not be engaged in two building enterprises at the same time . LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL This Committee has held many meetings to consider the location , the floor-plan , general outward appearance and type of construct ion of a new school in the south part of Lexington ; location and floor-plan being of first importance , have received most of our attention . ' We labored on the problem not only as a Committee , but also as individuals . We examined recommendations of former planning boards , and we called upon unbiased out-of- town opinion . The final decision was unanimously in favor of the land at the corner of Allen Street and Old County Road . We required a piece of land thr. t , among other things , was 1 . Located properly in reference to present arid probable future schools . 2 . Flat , or but slightly rolling ground . 3 . Removed from traffic noises . 4 . Provide sufficient playground . 5 . Dry for sewage disposal . 6 . Reasonably easy of access . 1 . Lexington has grown in spotsj. here a group of dwellings , another group there , some created in earlier days by the location of the railroad , road and trolley-car transportation , such as the East Village , the Center and the North Village . Real estate developments account for other groupings and none of them are filled to capacity . Physical conditions of the ground and location of paved roads have had a considerable bearing on later developments . These matters must be taken into consideration when a new building is erected , which should be closely linked with both old anu future school construction . The land recom- mended answers the demand better than any other site that the Committee has been able to find . It vies apparent to this Committee that in a section as large as the south part of town , no one location could satisfy all the present demands of the residents , and at the same time fit into a plan that will care for the future development of the vacant land . This site cares for the greater proportion of the present school children , and it will later care for most of the vacant land between Waltham Street and Follen Road , Waltham Street to Concord Avenue , most of Fair Oaks and Marrett Road to Spring Street .