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A PPROPRIATION C OMMITTEE S PECIAL T OWN M EETINGS 2017-2 & 3 O CTOBER 10, 2017 Special Town Meeting 2017-2 Analysis and Recommendations The warrant for Special Town Meeting 2017-2 contains articles seeking borrowing authorization for four major capital projects which are of critical importance to the Town and are now ready to move forward: construction of a new Hastings Elementary School; completion of design and engineering work needed for construction of at the recently acquired Pelham Road site; the design of a new Fire Headquarters; and the completion of design and construction of temporary swing space for use by the Fire Department while the existing Fire Headquarters is demolished and rebuilt. Article 2017-2.2: Appropriate for Hastings School Construction $63,059,418 Excluded Debt ($46,545,695) Approve (7-0-2) MSBA Grant ($16,513,723) This article seeks construction funds for a new 30-section, 110,000 sq. ft. Hastings Elementary School, and for demolition of the old Hastings School. Enrollment in the Hastings School was 455 students in 2016- 2017. The new school, with a design capacity of 645 students, is essential for addressing overcrowding, for providing adequate space for delivery of a modern K-5 educational program, and for addressing multiple issues with the integrity of the current building envelope, structure, and other systems. Opened in 1955, the existing Hastings School has a floor area of 64,980 square feet, including eight modular classrooms, four of which were added in 1995, and four in 2000. The current building has in recent years needed major repairs to the foundation and to cracked structural beams in the gym, as well as for water infiltration caused by roof ice dams. All of the modular classrooms are either approaching or past the end of their useful life of 20 years. Project Costs and MSBA Reimbursement The Massachusetts State Building Authority (MSBA) approved, on August 16, 2017, a partial reimburse- ment of the construction costs for a new school building. The total project budget is about $65,300,000, of which MSBA will reimburse approximately $16,500,000, with the balance of $48,800,000 to be covered by the Town of Lexington. The $65,300,000 budget is comprised of $52,900,000 in construction costs, including site work, and $12,300,000 in soft costs. The table below list 8