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Funding:ATM 2019-Article 14g Initial bids received by the Town exceeded the appropriation approved by Town Meeting. The Department of Public Facilities and Recreation Department staff proposed design changes and procurement alternatives to lower overall project costs.DPF went out to bid a second time and the bids received were still well above the appropriation approved by Town Meeting. The Recreation Committee is reviewing the current status and deliberating on next steps for this project. Center Bathroom&Maintenance Building Renovation Appropriation:$780,000 Proj ect Completion Date:October 2024 Funding:ATM 2020-Article 16b/ATM 2021-Article 16g/ATM 2022-Article 10e 2020 Annual Town Meeting approved$100,000 in design and engineering funds for the Center Sathroom building renovation project.At the 2021 Annual Town Meeting,the Select Soard recommended indefinite postponement of warrant article 16g requesting $915,000 in construction funding to a future Town Meeting. 2022 ATM approved warrant article 10e requesting$680,000 in funding for this project. The renovation of the Center Bathroom facility was completed in October 2024. .� �...... i��....... ��...... �.....�.... �:�..�:�.. � There are six home rule petition requests approved at recent Town Meetings that remain under consideration by the legislature.No final action has been taken by the legislature on any of these petitions. • STM 2020-2:Article 6 - Authorize Special Legislation Development Surcharge for Community Housing(Citizen Petition) Bill H.4314 (male�islature. o�v� An Act authorizing a development surcharge for community housing in the town of Lexington Status:Reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, reported out for second reading.Second reading on 7/31/2022 and ordered to a third reading.No further action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd(Current)session of the legislature as Bill HD.3088. https://male�islature.�ov/Bills/193/HD3088 Status:House referred to committee on revenue 2/16/23,Senate concurred;Hearing 7/17/23 accepting written testimony only;House reporting date extended to 4/30/24 pending Senate concurrence. This may be mooted if Governor Healey's Affordable Homes Act is adopted,which includes a provision for local adoption of real estate transfer fees.The Select Board and Housing Partnership have each voted unanimous support for the Real Estate Transfer Fee local option. More information and financial analysis can be found here: 11