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Hubbardston trustees pursue $500,000 grant and use $40,000 local match for Ground Floor renovation
Summary
Trustees discussed a Community One Stop grant application to renovate the library’s Ground Floor (formerly referred to as 'basement'), noted $40,000 in matching funds, awaited a historical-architectural assessment, and reviewed a contractor quote for interior wall remediation.
Hubbardston Library trustees reviewed plans to renovate the library’s Ground Floor and heard that a state grant application has been submitted with a $40,000 local match committed.
Library staff reported they submitted a Community One Stop application that will be matched to specific state grants; the director said the application seeks roughly $500,000 for comprehensive work to make the Ground Floor ADA accessible and to reconfigure the space for programming, staff offices and children’s areas. The trustees noted a $40,000 allocation from town funds (Community Preservation Committee or equivalent) available to support the project as local matching funds.
The director told trustees she had asked historical-architectural consultant Wendy Frontiero to prepare a report; Frontiero inspected the building and the library expects a written assessment by June 30. Trustees agreed to defer major construction scheduling and to sequence any immediate repairs to avoid undoing conservation work recommended in Frontiero’s report.
Trustees also reviewed a contractor’s on-site assessment for interior plaster removal and remediation after evidence of past water damage and possible mold in a Ground Floor room. A local contractor identified as DM Plastering provided a quote of $5,500 to remove affected plaster, install protective containment and replaster the impacted areas. Trustees discussed using existing funds allocated for brick and foundation repair if allowable and whether the work fell under CPC or capital-improvement accounts.
Several trustees emphasized the importance of using a general contractor to coordinate subcontractors for larger renovations and of ensuring contractor background checks (court/CORI checks per town policy) for anyone working in the building while children are present. The director said she would check documentation on prior CIPC/CPC submissions and upload grant materials to the shared drive for trustee review.
No binding contract awards were made at the meeting; trustees asked staff to compile the Frontiero report, confirm eligible funding sources for immediate remediation, and circulate contractor quotations for follow-up.
