Lexington High School Financial Panel Sets Late September for First Invoice Review

LEXINGTON — June 11, 2026 — Lexington's High School Financial Oversight Subcommittee sets late-September target for first construction invoice review as Turner mobilizes July 6. Meeting by videoconference on June 11, the subcommittee — which includes School Building Committee member Jonathan Himmel — agreed the first formal review of Turner Construction requisition packages will likely fall in the fourth week of September, with status reported to the full School Building Committee two weeks later. The group also learned that the town's third IRS elective-pay filing — the mechanism for recouping up to 30 percent of qualifying solar investment costs on the roughly $534 million project — was rejected due to a software validation failure, not documentation problems, and staff are seeking a new e-filing vendor for resubmission. Members raised concern that using Community Preservation Act funds to offset already-authorized project costs could violate anti-supplanting rules, agreeing an internal office conversation should precede any public discussion. Legal expenses from counsel Anderson Kreiger, charged to the general fund and described as significantly over budget due to Article 97 and public records work, are slated for reclassification into the project budget before fiscal year close. The subcommittee's next meeting is scheduled for June 24 at noon.