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by family members can evolve into crises by the time they finally come to the attention of the Police, <br />Fire, Health, and Human Services Departments. <br />Relative to Massachusetts as a whole, Lexington's median home values and median family income both <br />rose from the 1990 Census to the 2005 -2007 ACS. In this sense, we are becoming a more exclusive <br />community. <br />Our recommendations stress the need to develop a better understanding of in- and out - migration and <br />of the growth and makeup of the Asian - American population. Only by taking these steps will the Town <br />be able to respond appropriately. Accordingly, we recommend interviewing members of the community <br />(e.g. teachers) and others (e.g. real estate agents) who have direct and frequent dealings with Asian <br />Americans and older residents who are at the center of these trends. We also recommend analyzing <br />the steps taken by other communities, not only in Massachusetts, that have experience with similar <br />demographic trends. In parallel with these actions, we believe it is essential to identify and implement <br />ways to accelerate and broaden participation of the Lexington's Asian - American population in Town <br />business, including the shaping the appropriate response to the trends identified in this report. <br />We also recommend that — to the extent permissible by law — Town Departments begin to include age - <br />and language - related data when documenting incidents, particularly emergencies. Finally, we <br />recommend that the Town derive much greater value from its annual census by slight modification of <br />the form and a more detailed analysis of the data. <br />2 <br />