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Vanderbilt Beach residents urge commissioners to keep branch open; volunteers present petitions and funding ideas
Summary
Residents and the Friends of the Vanderbilt Beach Library told the Collier County Board of County Commissioners that the small branch draws steady local use and they urged the county not to close it amid budget review. The group presented thousands of petition signatures and proposed sponsorship and public‑private funding options.
Members of the Vanderbilt Beach community addressed the Board of County Commissioners on June 10 to urge the county to retain the Vanderbilt Beach branch during the upcoming budget process.
Susan Zender, representing the Friends of the Vanderbilt Beach Library committee, told the board petitioners had collected over 3,600 signatures and more than 1,700 in‑person signatures supporting the…
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