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Southborough library trustees agree to short-term parking-lot fixes, seek capital funding and engineering study for full replacement
Summary
Trustees agreed to immediate patching and to pursue capital funding and professional engineering to scope a larger parking-lot replacement, including drainage work and ADA/path improvements.
Southborough Library trustees on July 14 directed staff to pursue short-term patching of the library parking lot and to work with the town Department of Public Works on a longer-term capital project that would require engineering study and placement on the town capital-improvement pipeline. The board did not vote to authorize construction funds at the meeting but approved follow-up steps to develop a scope and pursue quotes.
The decision responds to repeated staff and trustee reports that the lot shows “alligator” cracking and other structural failures that trustees and DPW staff said indicate the pavement’s base and drainage may need reconstruction rather than simple resealing. The board agreed short-term repairs to address safety…
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