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Residents raise legal and cost concerns about Memorial Library home-rule petition; citizen petitions filed
Summary
A West Acton resident urged the Finance Committee to delay consideration and publicize language for a proposed Town home-rule petition affecting the Memorial Library and the Citizens Library trustees; separate citizen petitions on the topic were filed and deferred for follow-up with town counsel and the lead petitioner.
A resident from West Acton addressed the Finance Committee about a proposed Town home-rule petition concerning the Memorial Library and the effect it might have on the Citizens Library trustees. The speaker said they were not a lead petitioner but expressed opposition in principle and asked to see the petition language before final action.
The resident said Friends of the Citizens Library had obtained a nine-page legal memo raising concerns that a home-rule petition could be used to change or override deed-based restrictions governing the…
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