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Residents urge council to keep Moses Lake library open as staff readies cost assessment
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Multiple residents urged the Moses Lake City Council to preserve the public library during the meeting’s public-comment period; staff said a building-cost assessment and a proposed one-year extension of the library use agreement were being tracked but no formal council action was taken at the meeting.
Dozens of residents urged the Moses Lake City Council on Tuesday to preserve the city’s public library while staff works on a building-cost assessment and related agreement language. The public-comment period drew a series of speakers who said the library provides critical services—free internet access, children’s programming and quiet study space—and asked the council to prioritize keeping it open. The appeals came during the council’s public-comment block, where residents described the library as more than books and asked the council to avoid closing or sharply reducing services. Brent Thomas, a Moses Lake resident, told the council, “The library is more than just some books to…
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