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Trustees seek route back onto city capital facilities plan after library’s removal
Summary
Board members expressed disappointment that the library was removed from the city’s capital facilities/future projects plan and discussed drafting a letter or participating in the comprehensive planning process to restore library consideration for future capital funding and grant eligibility.
Trustees told the library director and city administration they were concerned the library has been removed from the city’s capital facilities and future-projects plan, a status trustees said would limit the library’s ability to compete for grants and large project funding.
The Chair said the omission reduces options for pursuing grants or planning a new building and asked trustees to consider next steps. Several trustees recommended composing a letter from the board to the city council asking that the library be reconsidered for inclusion in the capital facilities plan for future project planning.
Mark, the city administrator, and trustees discussed participation in the 20‑year capital facilities comprehensive plan and suggested that trustees or their designees could attend the public planning process. Some trustees cautioned that the broader proposed vision for the Town Square area—where some residents favor a pool—could complicate advocacy and advised the board to focus its request specifically on the library.
Trustees did not vote on a formal motion at the meeting; they agreed to develop an agenda item and draft language for a letter or proposal to take to the council at a future meeting.
