On Tuesday night, a Lexington resident summed up the vibe in the Council chambers with a shrug: “Feels like they picked out the drapes before asking if we even wanted the house.”
Hard to argue with her.
Because in the span of just two weeks, Lexington’s government has sprinted toward a deal that would spend $30 million upfront and shackle taxpayers to a $3.5 million-per-year lease-to-own agreement for up to 35 years. Do the math and you get something north of $152 million — a price tag big enough to make even the most seasoned budget hawk choke on their Ale-8…