Boston Globe 3/4/10: Minuteman Regional School to make case for renewal. During the past 25 years, the 16 communities comprising the Minuteman Regional School District have invested nearly a half-billion dollars to renovate or build their own local schools. In that same time period, no money has been spent to improve the 31-year-old building that houses the Minuteman Career and Technical High School in Lexington. School officials and parents hope that changes this spring when residents vote on a feasibility study that will look at renovation options for the school. For the study to go forward, all 16 communities have to approve funds for the project. The study will cost $725,000, but 40 percent will be reimbursed by the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The towns must cover the remaining cost, with each share based on enrollment. The amounts range from a low of $1,034 a year for Dover, Lincoln, and Weston, to a high of $27,823 a year for Arlington. Most communities would pay less than $5,000 a year for the next five years to pay off the bond.