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Library bond update, program statistics highlight Laconia budget discussion
Summary
Library leaders told the Laconia City Council the library bond project is progressing and identified four FY26 budget lines with notable changes, while councilors requested historical usage data and discussed outreach options like a bookmobile.
City officials and the Laconia City Council discussed the library’s capital bond project and FY26 budget requests during the council’s June budget hearing.
DeAnne Hunter, library director, told the council the total library bond is $360,000 and that the city has completed “a little over a hundred and $15,000” in work so far, with “work in progress” totaling “a little over a hundred and $1,000.” Hunter said the majority of the bond funds are being used on the building envelope — roofing and masonry — and that remaining funds will go toward additional masonry repairs, interior tower work, exterior window trim, painting and resealing of the building apron.
The bond funds are being applied to capital reinvestment in the asset rather than to what Hunter called deferred maintenance; she reminded the council the library underwent an addition and renovation completed in 2005…
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