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Acton town meeting approves home-rule petition to unify library trustees
Summary
Town Meeting voted to approve a home-rule petition to expand the Acton Memorial Library board from nine to 12 trustees and to designate three of those seats for trustees elected as Citizens Library trustees; the measure starts a multi-step process that will still require state action to amend the Memorial Library special act.
Town Meeting in Acton on the second night approved a home-rule petition that will expand the Acton Memorial Library (AML) Board of Trustees from nine to 12 members and designate three of the new seats to be filled by trustees elected to the Citizens Library of West Acton.
Proponents framed the vote as a formal recognition of a working relationship that trustees and staff have already developed. "This is the story of two libraries, once distinct, now finding shared purpose," June Leslie, a Citizens Library volunteer and petitioner, told town meeting, describing a multi-year process of collaboration and a committee that recommended the governance change.
Supporters, including the select board and the finance committee, said the change will protect services in the West Acton branch, yield operational efficiencies and make the smaller library eligible for discounts and state…
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