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TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Report for 1988 Town Report
Constrained by firm budget and school vacation schedule the
Permanent Building Committee pushed hard to finish the $11 81 miflion
upgrading project for all Lexington ' s present public schools by the end
of 1988 In addition, renovations at Cary Memorial Library, funded by a
$125 000 appropriation of the 1988 Town Meeting are also nearly
complete The committee hopes all Lexingtonians will share enjoyment of
these major faceliftings for many years
Thanks to careful planning and the previous summer s experience ,
schools all opened on time in September , with cleanups and remaining
work areas under control This was accomplished despite delays due to
threatened litigation, long-leads between ordering and delivery of
specialized items discrepancies between reality and "as-built" plans ,
and intricacies of retrofitting electronic systems (bells , PA and
clocks) that sometimes stumped even the so-called experts
Among the improvements underway when summer vacation began were
complete redoing of the high school auditorium, including enhanced lobby
and backstage , as well as new up-to-standard libraries for Fiske
Diamond Harrington and Estabrook When wull, in progress is completed
handicapped students should be fully able to negotiate all areas of the
high school and all other schools
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PBC report for 1988 Town Report 2-2-2
Some difficulties yet remain Clarke air quality where original
design may not meet today ' s standards the high school field house
where a faulty new roof will require corrective action by the
contractor; and a contract controversy with the architects for the
schools renovation The committee is seeking remedies through
negotiation and possible legal action
Meanwhile at Cary Library the chimney was raised and new shelving
and cabinets have been installed around the front lobby and in the
Children s Library As this work progressed, the library remained open
with patrons access limited to the parking lot side entrance
Finishing touches including heating and ventilation improvements are
now underway
Both Cary Library and the high school plan to mark complecsun of
building renovations by dedicating newly installed sculpture work and
grand piano respectively in April 1989
Throughout the year the committee has been pleased with the helpful
input from school and Cary library staff and the dedicated contributions
of Clerk-of-the-Works Emanuele Coscia consultants Ian Aitchison and
Brian Rowlands of Andrew Chartwell and Company and architects TAMS and
John Davies (for the library)
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