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port a full size, i.e., 24- section, elementary school. While the site could support a 12- section school, there
<br />would, at best, be insufficient space for athletic fields. Vehicular access may be acceptable for relatively
<br />low traffic volumes, such as for the LCP, but unacceptable for heavier volumes, such as those that would
<br />be generated by either a half or full -size elementary school. In this regard, there has been discussion of
<br />the possibility of constructing a road through the Community Center property in order to provide better
<br />access to the Pelham Road site. Such a road would not only involve considerable expense (preliminarily
<br />estimated at $3,000,000) but could also have negative effects on the environmental characteristics of the
<br />Community Center property.
<br />The move of LCP away from the site containing the new and old Harrington Schools may be an important
<br />step toward making the old Harrington site available for a seventh elementary school should one be need-
<br />ed in the future. With LCP out of the way, the next step would be to find an alternative location for the
<br />School Administration. This would likely be easier to accomplish than to find a home for LCP some-
<br />where other than the Pelham Road building. In regard to the location of a seventh elementary school, the
<br />old Harrington site may present traffic issues, but those issues are likely to be less serious than those that
<br />would need to be addressed for a full elementary school at the Pelham Road location. The developable
<br />site areas of the 20 Pelham Road lot and the portion of the Harrington complex occupied by the old
<br />school building may be similar; rough estimates indicate that both areas are likely to be in the range of 6
<br />to 7 acres. However, the Harrington site could allow for shared use of the athletic fields that are adjacent
<br />to the new Harrington School.
<br />The 20 Pelham Road gymnasium and cafeteria with adjoining commercial kitchen could also serve as an
<br />annex of the neighboring LexCC which has neither a gym nor a room as large as the Pelham Road build-
<br />ing cafeteria. This would require installation of a walking path over a short distance from the Communi-
<br />ty Center to the Pelham Road building. These aspects of using the 20 Pelham Road site for the LexCC are
<br />not contemplated in the current article.
<br />The present preliminary estimate of the cost to renovate the building for use by LCP is $18,300,000, of
<br />which approximately $14,700,000 would be for remediation, construction, and site costs and $3,600,000
<br />for design and construction management costs. The $14,700,000 comprises $1,300,000 for costs of re-
<br />mediation of asbestos, PCBs, and surfaces with lead paint, $10,200,000 for the LCP renovations, and
<br />$3,200,000 for site work. The $18,300,000 estimate includes amounts for replacement of the entire roof,
<br />all windows, all HVAC systems, and remediation costs for the entire building.
<br />The current preliminary estimate of the cost to renovate the remainder of the building for use by the
<br />LexCC is an additional $6,100,000; this cost is dependent on approval of the LCP renovations.
<br />Design funds for these renovations in the estimated amount of $771,250 are needed to accomplish the
<br />design work for the entire site. Since the scope of this article is limited to the LCP uses, only the amount
<br />needed to do the design work required to accommodate the LCP, $581,500, is requested under the present
<br />article. The $581,500 represents a portion of the $3,600,000 for design and project management services
<br />for the LCP portion cited above. These funds would be used to cover expenses for schematic design, de-
<br />sign development, and miscellaneous expenses. Furthermore, one of the goals of the design process will
<br />be to find ways to lower the likely project costs of both the LCP and LexCC portions without sacrificing
<br />important objectives.
<br />Funds for preparation of construction documents, construction, construction oversight, and other soft
<br />costs are anticipated to be requested at a special town meeting to be held in the early fall of this year
<br />(2017) prior to presenting voters with a question on this project on a debt exclusion referendum later in
<br />the fall of 2017. If all approvals are received, the LCP and LexCC could occupy the building in late 2019
<br />or early 2020.
<br />The funds needed to do the design work required to accommodate the LexCC uses on Pelham Rd., i.e.,
<br />the balance of $189,750 will be obtained through $72,000 in funds appropriated at the 2016 Annual Town
<br />Meeting under Article 16(e): Public Facilities Bid Documents and through a request for an appropriation
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