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Library trustees, patrons urge Finance Committee to reconsider denial of Acton Memorial Library upgrade funding
Summary
Library trustees and patrons asked the Finance Committee to reverse or reconsider its decision not to recommend Article 5.2 (Acton Memorial Library upgrades including ADA bathrooms and new carpet); trustees also sought guidance about a separate Article 11 proposal to merge trustee boards, which the committee deferred for legal review.
Several library trustees and patrons spoke at the meeting asking the Finance Committee to reconsider a decision to not recommend library upgrade funding and to clarify Article 11, a separate Town Meeting warrant item that would change trustee membership.
Miriam Lisak and Tina Stovall, trustees at Acton Memorial Library, described the library bathrooms as not ADA‑compliant and said the carpet and fixtures are beyond their useful lives. "This is Acton's living room," Lisak said, urging the committee to support the…
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