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Board reviews conditional bequest to name children's room; members ask city attorney to verify protections
Summary
The Norwalk Public Library Board reviewed a draft resolution tied to a conditional bequest from the W. Randall Gar and Laura Coleman living trust that would name a children’s reading room in honor of a donor’s mother and asked staff to seek legal review of protections for the gift.
The Norwalk Public Library Board reviewed a draft resolution prepared with city staff and donor input that would accept a conditional bequest from the W. Randall Gar and Laura Coleman living trust and, upon receipt of a qualifying gift, name a children’s reading room in honor of the donor’s mother.
Why it matters: The draft resolution describes the trust and specifies both an estimated gift amount and a naming threshold; board members expressed concern about whether the city should require legal assurances that the restriction cannot be dissolved by heirs or surviving partners before the city accepts the naming condition.
What the draft…
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