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Library board urges town help as Lake Hiawatha branch deteriorates; three options outlined

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At the Feb. 18 Parsippany-Troy Hills council meeting, a library representative said the 60-year-old Lake Hiawatha branch is deteriorating and outlined three options — replace, lease, or rehab — noting past grant and local match amounts and constraints from Green Acres rules.

Chris Preston, speaking during public comment at the Parsippany (Troy Hills) Township Council meeting on Feb. 18, urged township help to address the deteriorating Lake Hiawatha library facility and outlined three possible responses.

Preston said the branch, built about 60 years ago, is “deteriorating” and described recent repairs that have not solved long-term problems. “We just finished doing a strategic plan outlining what we'd like to do in the next few years,”…

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