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TOWNWARRANT Town of Lexington Special Town Meeting 2016-1 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To any of the Constables of the Town of Lexington Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in the Margery Milne Battin Auditorium in Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, in said Town on Monday,February 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance,with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. ARTICLE I REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES To recei e the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Cottee of the Town, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 2 AMENDMENTS TO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREEMENT OF THE MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT To see if the Town will vote, consistent with Section VII of the existing"Agreement with Respect to the Establishment of a Technical and Vocational Regional School District" for the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District, to accept the amendments to said Agreement which have been submitted as a restated"Regional Agreement"bearing the date of December 21,2 1 to the Board of Selectmen of each member town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District) DESCRIPTION: The new draft Regional Agreement, approved by the Minuteman School Committee, streamlines the process for withdrawal by member towns, eliminates the five-student minimum charged to member towns for capital costs, and requires out-of-district communities to help pay for their share of capital costs of a new building. The 2014 Lexington Town Meeting approved a similar version of this Regional Agreement. That version, however, was approved by only 10 of the 16 towns in the Minuteman District. Unanimous approval is required. It is believed that a consensus has been reached by all of the Minuteman communities and each Board of Selectmen has agreed to call for a Special Town Meeting to take place by March 1, 2016 to consider this revised Agreement. ARTICLE 3 APPROPRIATE FOR HASTINGS SCHOOL FEASIBILITY STUDY To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds, an amount ofmoney, to be expended under the direction of the Permanent Building Committee, for the costs of a feasibility study relating to the Hastings School located at 7 Crosby Road, in Lexington, for which feasibility study the Town may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority("MSBA"). The MSBA's grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the MSBA, and any costs the Town incurs in connection with the feasibility study in excess of any grant approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the Town, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board ofSelectmen at the request of the School Committee)