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Middletown meeting turns to library plan, residents urge public hearing on moral‑obligation bond
Summary
Councilors and multiple residents debated the town's plan to finance purchase and renovation of an off‑Main Road building as the new public library, with public commenters urging a formal public hearing and clearer cost breakdowns; no vote to change financing was taken.
Public comment and council discussion on Tuesday focused heavily on the town’s plan to purchase and renovate a privately owned building for a new library and to finance the project with a moral‑obligation bond.
Several residents asked the council to pause work, demand a public hearing and provide a clearer, line‑by‑line financial analysis before proceeding. “Any financial decision that has to be rushed is likely not a good financial decision,” said Terry Flynn, who presented an analysis to the council and asked that updated numbers be published in the format used in the town’s earlier November 2024 analysis. “Residents want the library in the center of town,” Flynn said, adding that the public should have a fuller…
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