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<br /> <br />Community Preservation Committee <br />Thursday, November 12, 2009 <br />Room G-15, Town Offices <br />4:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: <br />Betsey Weiss, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Jeanne <br />Krieger, Wendy Manz, Leo McSweeney, Nathalie Rice, Admin. Asst; and Sandy Shaw. <br />Mr. David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee was also in attendance. <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> DickWolk <br /> <br />Ms. Weiss called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm. <br /> <br />The purpose of the meeting was to hear presentations from three applicants for CPA <br />funding. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1.Lexington Housing Authority Request for Bathroom Upgrades – Mr. <br />Steve Keane. <br />Mr. Steve Keane of the Lexington Housing Authority <br />introduced this project, explaining that the Housing Authority was (1) <br />proposing renovating the bathrooms in the Community Rooms of Greeley <br />Village and Vynebrook so they would conform to ADA standards, and (2) <br />renovating eight additional bathrooms in Greeley Village. The amount of the <br />Housing Authority’s request is $358,176.60. Mr. Keane explained that the <br />Community Rooms in Greeley Village and Vynebrook are used frequently, <br />but do not have bathrooms equipped to accommodate handicapped residents <br />and or visitors. He said funding from the State for repairs and upkeep has <br />been cut by 4.7% this year, and added that Greeley Village and Vynebrook <br />receive no Federal funding. In response to a question from Ms. Shaw, Mr. <br />Keane explained that the cost of each bathroom upgrade would be <br />approximately $26,000 for the Greeley Village bathrooms, and slightly less <br />for the Community rooms. This prompted a discussion of whether the <br />Housing Authority would be submitting proposals for the remainder of the <br />bathrooms in the future – some 140 additional upgrades.) <br /> <br />Ms. Fenollosa posed a philosophical question for the CPC – questioning <br />whether the Committee wished to dedicate funds for restoration work for <br />affordable housing units, or commit itself to purchasing new units as it has <br />done in the past two years with LexHAB. She pointed out that these are very <br />different approaches to supporting community housing. Mr. McSweeney <br />pointed out that the improvements to Greeley Village and Vynebrook benefit <br />148 people, generally of low income, while the purchase of units by LexHAB <br />are generally moderate units for families. Mr. Keane noted here that the <br />average annual income for Greeley Village is $13,000. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />