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Residents urge Collier commissioners to preserve Vanderbilt Beach Library amid budget talk
Summary
During the FY2026 budget hearing Patricia Whalen and other speakers said they and thousands of petition signers oppose closing the Vanderbilt Beach Public Library and requested the board not to consider closure without an advertised public hearing. The county said a closure would require a separate, advertised process.
At the Collier County FY2026 final budget hearing, resident Patricia Whalen asked commissioners to confirm whether the Vanderbilt Beach Public Library was being considered for closure and urged the board not to proceed without full public notice. Whalen said "me and about 4,000 others have signed petitions imploring you to keep the Vanderbilt Beach public library…
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