Support the Lexington High School Building Project
Lexington High School faces extreme overcrowding, inadequate facilities, failing infrastructure, and undersized educational spaces. Join the Yes for Lexington campaign in supporting the much needed and long overdue Lexington High School Building Project to address these issues.
Yes for Lexington supports the passage of a debt exclusion to fund a new LHS. Stay informed, raise awareness, and join Yes for Lexington in bringing residents together to support this critical project.
What's Happening
One Step Closer to a New LHS! Town Meeting Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of the LHS Project
Town Meeting approves Article 8 to appropriate funding for the LHS building project (vote count: 155-15-5). This was the penultimate step towards getting the project approved.
Town Meeting also approved Article 9, to move forward with the land transfer necessary to build the new school (vote count: 155-13-4).
- Select Board recommends approval
- Appropriation Committee recommends approval
- Capital Expenditures Committee recommends approval
- Recreation Committee recommends approval
- Sustainable Lexington recommends approval
- Town Meeting votes YES on Article 8 to fund the project
- Town Meeting votes YES on Article 9 to move forward with the land swap
Now the final step is up to Lexington's voters to vote YES on December 8!
Answers from the Project Team to questions about: cost management, FEMA flood zone, what happens if we vote no, and more. Recent questions raised at Town Meeting and circulating on social media are answered by the project team in a presentation to the Select Board. More details in Select Board member Joe Pato's post to the Town Meeting Discussion List:
Lexington's Tax Impact Calculator is live! Visit the Town's high school project tax impact calculator to see the estimated annual tax impact of the new project for your home:
If you are unsure of your home's value, look it up in Lexington's property database.
Want a quick overview and recap of the project? Watch this short project video to get caught up on how we got here and what's at stake:
Check out the new virtual tour of the proposed high school on the project website!
Questions on the LHS project?
Try the chatbot, created by the Lexington Youth STEAM Initiative.
This AI chatbot was created by the Youth STEAM Initiative, an LHS student group, as a service to the Lexington community. Responses are automatically generated based on publicly available documents related to the LHS Building Project. While this tool efficiently summarizes the large amount of data associated with the project, results are for informational purposes only, and users are encouraged to verify important information within the available documents.
November Update: All Systems Go for Lexington Voters to Say YES on December 8!
Town Meeting Votes YES for a New LHS. MSBA confirms up to $121.7 million state reimbursement. All major Boards and Committees recommend approval!
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