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Selectmen – March 19, 2018 Page 2 of 19 facility will also be open Saturday, March 31, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. but the accepted size requirement will return to the pre-storm maximum. Mr. Valente said that the Town Clerk has reported a tie vote (100 to 100) for one Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member seat. There will be a recount on Thursday, March 22. 2018. Mr. Valente said insulation work will be done at Cary Memorial Library, requiring closure for several days, starting March 24, 2018. The Library expects to reopen on the afternoon of March 29, 2018. Late fees will be waived during this period and reserve materials will be held for an extended period of time. Mr. Valente announced the publication of the Spring/Summer Recreation and Community Programs brochure and congratulated the Recreation Department and Community Center staff for offering a wide variety courses of categories such as adaptive, pre-school, youth and teen, adult, “lifetime” for ages 60+, drop-in, and Pine Meadows Golf Course. Update—Visitors Center Design Don Mills, Architect; and Sergio DeMango, Department of Public Facilities, Engineer, addressed Annual Town Meeting 2018 Article 22—Visitors Center Funding, which he said is likely to include a request for construction phase appropriation. Since Special Town Meeting 2017, the design phase of the project has progressed; revisions have been made based on feedback from multiple groups. Mr. Mills summarized the project’s timeline to date and addressed current conditions. The current Visitors Center was constructed in 1966 and since 2014 has been under the purview of the Town’s Economic Development Department. Mr. Mills showed slides of the proposed building layout, presented 2014/15/16 visitor tallies, and described how the historical displays would be integrated into the new construction. The Sustainability features of the building include: LEED v4 Silver certification; 22.8% cost savings compared to baseline LEED v4 Silver; 22% reduction from baseline GHG emissions; improved building envelope, window unit and glazing energy performance; energy recovery and occupancy ventilation controls; reduced lighting power density; and low-flow plumbing fixtures. The total project budget, from the design development phase through construction, is projected to cost $4.5M. Mr. Mills said possible value engineering could decrease costs by $200,000, such as opting for alternative building materials and designing to LEED Silver standards but foregoing certification. Mr. Mills stated that if construction funding is delayed until Special Town Meeting in the fall of 2018, it would still be possible to finish the project by April 2020. He noted that if construction is started earlier, a temporary facility would have to operate for a longer period of time and savings on escalation costs would yield little advantage. Ms. Hai said she was impressed with how far the project has come over time and with the number of groups Mr. Mills consulted. She asked if changing the roof materials, from wood to asphalt shingles, would increase the likelihood of ice damming. Mr. Mills said there should be no effect and added that the team looked at 4 different alternatives (slate, wood, copper, and asphalt). Of the four, asphalt was least expensive and had the best life cycle cost. The Historic