Another long-term bonus of the new high school is that the historic portion of the old high school building will eventually be renovated to house additional city services that are now scattered around Somerville in buildings that are not very functional or ADA compliant. Places like the building on Evergreen Terrace that houses the Somerville Arts Council and the Dept of Public Health, or the Traffic and Parking Dept, or the school administration offices or the Rec Department, or the departments in the TAB building that we are paying Tufts to use. It will be many years before this happens and I have no idea what offices will be moved there, but I like the idea of getting rid of some of the dysfunctional real estate and consolidating city offices.