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operation if the East Lexington Station were closed. It was also noted that the HDC has jurisdiction over the Fire Headquarters building, and that they would be involved in the renovation. Mark Barrett said the final report from the Maguire Group would probably be available to the Committee in the upcoming week. 2.Stone Building Renovation – Connie Rawson, Director of the Library, and Pat Goddard from Facilities spoke to this request for $271,660 for FY 2010. Ms. Rawson explained that the study, which was approved by the CPC in 2006, had recommended two options for upgrades to the building. One option called for the renovation of the “ell”, while a second option suggested using the existing footprint of the building for the necessary upgrades. The upgrades included handicapped access on the first and second floors, the installation of an elevator, and the construction of public bathrooms. Ms. Rawson said that at their th November 24 meeting, the Trustees of the Library had voted to discontinue library services at the Stone Building, in favor of renovating the building for use as a “Heritage Center”. Ms. Rawson explained that initial concepts for the Center included meeting, performance and exhibition space. She said it would be more than an Historical Center, and that it would include archive storage. She said the Trustees were in favor of the reconstruction of the “ell” rather than trying to fit all the necessary upgrades in the existing footprint of the building. Ms. Weiss asked about the upgrades that were undertaken as part of the flood insurance work. Ms. Rawson replied that there was a $25,000 deductible on the policy, and that the work that was undertaken included replacing the ceilings, rugs and other materials that were damaged. Mr. Goddard added that the net cost of the work was $35,000. There were a number of questions regarding the use of the Stone Building as a “Heritage Center”. Ms. Shaw questioned whether more archive storage was needed, in light of the CPC funding of the Town Offices archive project. Ms. Fenollosa asked how the $271,660 would be expended, if the Library already had plans showing two concepts for construction. Mr. Goddard replied that the documents were not plans, and that more researched was needed into the issues of access and historical preservation of the building. The Library will need detailed design plans and specs before the work can go out to bid. There were a number of questions about whether the Library’s idea of a Heritage Center had received community exposure. Ms. Rawson said the meetings of the Library Board had been well attended, and that to date the Waldorf School and one of the area churches had expressed interest in using the Center for future meetings. Mr. Kanter suggested that an article in the paper would be very helpful and provide the Trustees with additional feedback before the process was too far along. He felt broad community use would benefit the project during the budgeting process. Mr. Wolk asked if the CPC would be better informed before the Committee had to vote on the project. Ms. Krieger responded that the Selectmen are represented on the Library Board of Trustees, and that the Board is 2