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Planning Board approves $350,000 for Eastside Library design; deed restriction and community input to be reviewed
Summary
The board approved $350,000 for architectural design of a new Eastside Library branch on Cortland Avenue. City and library officials said a $3 million federal earmark covers part of costs; staff will seek clearance from the Attorney General's Office about a deed restriction and hold community design sessions before construction funding is sought.
The Stamford Planning Board voted unanimously to appropriate $350,000 for schematic and architectural design work for a proposed Eastside Library branch on Cortland Avenue, a satellite of the Ferguson Library.
Bridget Fox, chief of staff to Mayor Caroline Simmons, said the project already has a $3 million federal earmark secured through Congressman Jim Himes and that the requested $350,000 will move the design through the city's capital process (the Board of Finance asked…
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