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Residents and library campaign leaders debate costs as board reviews capital drive and storage request
Summary
At a Village of Cottage Grove Board meeting, a resident questioned past spending on earlier library site studies while the Library Board reported $525,000 in contingent pledges toward a $1 million capital campaign; the board approved temporary storage space for library programming materials.
A resident raised detailed concerns about past village spending on earlier library planning while the Library Board gave an update on its capital campaign and requested temporary storage for program materials.
The resident, identified only as Mark during the public comment period, said the village has spent about "$182,737.42" of taxpayer money on earlier work tied to a prior site and consultants and urged that amount be subtracted from any referendum total. He also listed invoices and outstanding amounts for vendors tied to prior planning work, saying some funds remain unpaid.
The Library Board, represented by Cindy, told the board it has been…
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