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Commissioners urge cooling‑off period amid heated community debate over new library site
Summary
At the April 27 St. Mary’s County meeting, commissioners expressed concern about community tensions over the choice of a new library location and asked for a cooling‑off period before a May 12 decision. Commissioners said the library is a long‑term public asset and urged residents to lower the rhetoric.
At the start of the April 27, 2015 meeting, members of the St. Mary’s County Board of Commissioners addressed growing community tension over the proposed site for a new county library.
Commissioner Morgan opened the discussion by saying the tone in the community has become "very unsettling" and recommended slowing the process so neighbors and stakeholders could cool off before the scheduled May 12 decision. Morgan said the amount of heated rhetoric and mailings had created…
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