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Select Board approves $11,042 withdrawal from library trust to cover pigeon-damage repairs
Summary
The board authorized a withdrawal of $11,042 from the Mount Caesar Union Library's expendable trust to reimburse cleanup and bell-tower repairs after a pigeon infestation; the library will submit invoices for tracking.
Representatives of the Mount Caesar Union Library asked the Select Board on Nov. 18 for permission to withdraw $11,042 from the library's expendable trust to cover cleanup and bell-tower repairs after a pigeon breach.
Library speakers explained that pigeons had entered the bell tower and third floor, causing extensive contamination and damage to stored antiques. They reported payments already made: a down payment to Bergeron for bell-tower repair, $3,500 to a cleanup crew for the bell tower and $4,000 estimated for third-floor cleanup. "The total for this whole terrible mess is 11,042," a library representative said. The library reported a capital-reserve balance of $52,216.99 and requested board approval to reimburse the library for the cleanup and repair costs.
The board voted to authorize a withdrawal sufficient to reimburse the library for the documented cleanup and repair expenses and asked library representatives to submit invoices so the town can track the payments.
Why it matters: The action restores funds to a long-standing local institution and corrects unplanned repair costs caused by building damage. The use of expendable trust funds was consistent with the library's capital-reserve purpose as described at the meeting.
Next steps: Library representatives will submit final invoices for Bergeron and the cleanup crew for town payment and accounting.
