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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-22-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of March 22 1995 Meetina in Room 111 , Town Office Building, as approved April 25 , 1995 The meeting was called to order by Chairman pro tem McCabe at 8 10 p m with other committee members Edson, Johnson, Kennedy, and Touart present Also present was Capital Expenditures Committee member Ron Grammont Approval VOTED for Minutes of November 2 , 1994 as submitted, of November 30 , 1994 and of March 8 , 1995 as amended Cary Memorial Library Proposed Addition discussed first in relation to extremely high usage of the building, by both residents and a con- siderable number of people from out-of-town A project costing about $2 million to construct is foreseen Included would be at least 10 ,000 square feet of additional space that was eliminated from the original sketch plans when the building was last enlarged 20 years ago Copy of a letter to the chairman from Walter Pierce, Chairman of the Library Planning Committee and information sheets on grant application timetable and pertinent information on Article 15 (now request for $20 ,000 for schematic studies) for the proposed project were passed out to committee members Pointed out that library grants from the state arrive much faster than school reimbursement funds Library Trustees representative Touart will acknowledge receipt of the communication and will ask that Walter Pierce be appointed to join her in representing the library on the forthcoming project In view of the need to have an architect aboard for the planning by June, work should begin immediately to advertise so that selection process can be done in time Prospects for Lexington to receive funding from the state' s Public Library Construction Program appear quite good Executive Session VOTED unanimously at 8 55 by roll call to discuss matters relating to by-law compliance Meeting adjourned at 9 25 p m until whenever next meeting is called Respectfully submitted, °C �i Erna S Greene, Secretary