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Framingham library asks for pickup truck replacement and radio amplifier to fix dead zones at McAuliffe branch
Summary
The Framingham Public Library requested $41,548.55 to replace an aging pickup truck and $68,835 to install a bi-directional amplifier (BDA) at the McAuliffe branch to improve cell and first-responder radio signals; maintenance for the BDA is $120 per month after the first year.
Framingham Public Library Director Don de la Santo told the finance subcommittee the library is requesting two capital items for FY2026: a replacement pickup truck ($41,548.55) and a bi-directional amplifier, or BDA, for the McAuliffe branch ($68,835 plus a $120-per-month maintenance contract after the first year).
The pickup truck is used daily to move large bins of materials between library locations, transport the library’s audio equipment for concerts, support the bookmobile and restock a newly installed book locker. De la Santo said the current vehicle is a 2011 Ford F-150 with about 62,000 miles and “severe rust and body rot” that, per…
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