Weekly School Building Projects Summary - Week of 3 October 2016

[Elaine Ashton]

We're on FB now... https://www.facebook.com/LPSWeeklySummary/

** The Planning Board will be hosting a public workshop this coming Wednesday, 5 October @ 7pm at the DPW to begin the process of updating the 2002 comprehensive plan and is seeking public imput on Economic Development, Residential Policy, Town Center Development and Transportation Policy.

Tweeps interested in Lexington's Planning Department might also consider following the PD's newly minted twitter account @ https://twitter.com/LexPlanning We're a long way off from the Spanish Town of Jun ( http://huff.to/2dkFJU0 ), but encouraging town departments to use various social media, etc., to communicate and engage with residents is a good thing. **

It was a fairly quiet week this week.

Buffer Zones -

The second public forum for the buffer zone policy was held on Wednesday evening. The policy will next be read at SC meetings in Oct/November before being voted on and approved.

If you weren't able to attend either of the public fora, LPS has a new tool called "Lexington Listens" @ http://bit.ly/2d94scZ which aims to provide another way for parents to give their feedback to the district on buffer zones and enrollment.

The SC meeting this week will feature the official 1 October enrollment update and an iteresting in-depth analyses of LPS HR and SPED. The PBC will also have an update on Hastings.

Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate. :)

Elaine Ashton
eas...@mac.com

School Building Project Weekly Summary - Week of 3 October:

__Meetings this coming week:__

Tuesday, 4 October @ 7pm, School Committee, Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Bld. ; Agenda packet - http://bit.ly/2dC4w3W (1 Oct enrollment update) ; **May be viewed live on LexMedia @ http://bit.ly/1nYirF6

Wednesday, 5 October @ 7pm, Planning Board Public Workshop, DPW Cafeteria ; Agenda - http://bit.ly/2dKlZro

Wednesday, 5 October @ 7pm, Permanent Building Committee, Rm 221, DPW ; Agenda - http://bit.ly/2djRQjI

Thursday, 6 October @ 7pm, Budget Summit I, DPW Cafeteria

__Future Meetings:__

Tuesday, 18 October @ 7pm, Screening of Film, "Beyond Measure", Cary Hall

__Meetings Last week on LexMedia, etc.:__

Monday, 26 September @ 7pm, Board of Selectmen, Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Bld. ; Agenda packet - http://bit.ly/2dieqr5 ; **May be viewed on LexMedia @ http://bit.ly/2dnnZ9r

Wednesday, 28 September @ 7pm-9pm, Buffer zone policy public forum, Hastings ; Agenda - http://bit.ly/2cBwqyc ; Buffer zone draft policy @ http://bit.ly/2cX0um8

__Things of Note:__

For Suzie... https://youtu.be/IH5L4qTVsTk and https://youtu.be/FhSy8zBwgEg

__Linkage__

* All you ever wanted to know about Town Meeting - http://bit.ly/1lWmsJt
* MA State Citizen's Guide to Town Meetings - http://bit.ly/1nYQE89
* Know your precinct! - http://bit.ly/1Sw6XVp
* Know your precinct Town Meeting Members - http://bit.ly/1Ql7WYO
* Town Clerk on Elections & Voting - http://bit.ly/1KOaZlm
* TMMA mailing list archive - http://bit.ly/1M9jKpe
* Want to email all the TMMs in your precinct? Use prec...@lexingtontmma.org where X is replaced with your precinct number
* Mass DOR Prop 2 1/2 primer, pt. 1 - http://1.usa.gov/1OYuTj0

* DiNisco project website - http://www.lexingtonmultipleprojects.com
* DiNisco Meeting Schedule - http://bit.ly/1BecLN4
* DiNisco FAQ - http://www.lexingtonmultipleprojects.com/faq/
* LPAG - http://www.lexparentsadvocacy.org
* Enrollment Working Group Study - http://bit.ly/1UPm1v5
* LPS Technical Study of Redistricting - http://bit.ly/1lDP6iS
* SMMA capacity analysis presentations - http://bit.ly/1THVekN
* Redistricting presentations and enrollment reports @ http://bit.ly/1W3a0WZ
* Ad Hoc Townwide Facilities Master Planning Committee Final Report (AKA "The Cecil Report") - http://bit.ly/2bTH1TI
* Donham & Sweeney Fire Station Schematic Design Study (2/2011) @ http://bit.ly/2cECjJ3

* MAPC's “Building for the Middle” @ http://bit.ly/1WIRW65
* A Better City's report, "State of the Built Environment" @ http://bit.ly/1WIRO6B
* NPR's On Point, "American Housing Prices Going Big, Again" @ http://wbur.fm/22Z843i

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