Lexington School Building Committee adopts cheaper field house track design
Lexington School Building Committee locks in cheaper field house track design as DEP wetlands appeal risks up to $20 million in added costs.
School Building Committee · Meeting of September 1, 2026
Lexington School Building Committee locks in cheaper field house track design as DEP wetlands appeal risks up to $20 million in added costs. Members voted 11-0 to keep the high school field house's existing concrete slab and banked track, resurfacing it rather than building a $3.3 million raised platform system, a choice project staff said yields roughly a $500,000 credit to contingency. Project team member Lorraine told the committee the Massachusetts DEP's site-walk on the appealed wetlands order of conditions drew more than 100 attendees, with a ruling due by September 21 unless extended, and warned that delay costs already range from $1 million to $20 million depending on timing, with $40 million in awarded scope already affected.
Athletic Director Naomi said the chosen design "really fits the needs of most, if not all of our stakeholders." Concrete work bids September 30.
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Source: the School Building Committee meeting of September 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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