I support Bloom as the plan for the new high school.

Second only to our important place in American History, Lexington’s reputation lies in the excellence of its school system. Both quality instruction and quality facilities are needed to uphold this reputation, which also directly correlates with the strength of our property values. Lexington High School is outdated, undersized, and in disrepair, which is why, after 2 years spent on studies, designs and partnership with the MSBA, we should hold hands on the chosen plan put forth by the School Building Committee.

The www.Yes4Lex.org website contains a lot of quality information about the design selection, why Bloom is the best choice for many reasons and worthy of the investment. I’ll add that not only will building on the athletic fields be least disruptive to the current staff and student body as well as save us multiple years of construction time, but it will also result in the most architecturally cohesive design – something that we can truly be proud of. My home directly abuts the Estabrook school property, so I experienced first-hand the same methodology of trading spaces between the new building and fields and can attest to the excellent results.

While Bloom has been designed to be 45% larger than the current school, with built-in flexibility to accommodate 25% more students, the next right step is to scale back the over-zoning of high-density housing brought on by Lexington’s 2023 response to the MBTA Communities Act. This will help mitigate the added tax burden and potential school overcrowding that more developments would bring. This can be accomplished by passing Article 2 at the Special Town Meeting, which I will support if elected.