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Plaistow Selectmen approve library budget after director cites rising health costs and digital demand

Plaistow Board of Selectmen · October 28, 2024
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The Plaistow Board of Selectmen voted to approve the Plaistow Public Library's $699,134 budget for 2025. Library Director Cab Vinton told the board a 17.5% repricing of the plan the library offers employees accounted for roughly half of the $28,609 increase; the library also reported large growth in digital circulation.

The Plaistow Board of Selectmen approved the Plaistow Public Library’s FY2025 budget of $699,134 at their Oct. 28 meeting.

Library Director Cab Vinton told the board the budget represents a roughly 4.3% increase from the prior year and said much of the rise is driven by employee health insurance. “The 1 plan we offer employees increased 17 a half percent,” Vinton said, adding that the repricing amounted to about $13,000 of the $28,609 total increase.

Vinton said the library’s operating costs largely flow directly into its…

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