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Cheshire Town Council accepts $75,000 library grant, approves contracts and appointments in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Town of Cheshire council accepted a three‑year $75,000 grant for library services for the visually impaired, reaffirmed procurement and procedural rules, approved several appointments and contracts — including a multi‑year public works union agreement — and referred a town property sale to Planning & Zoning. All votes reported were unanimous of those present.
The Town of Cheshire Town Council on Jan. 13 accepted a three‑year responsive grant of $75,000 from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to expand materials and assistive equipment for visually impaired and homebound patrons at the Cheshire Public Library and took a series of largely routine governance actions.
The council voted to accept the library grant (Resolution 011326-2), which will be appropriated as $25,000 per year for three years, and to use the funds for large-print materials, e‑content and audiobooks, loaned Kindles preloaded with content, Braille kits and assistive‑technology devices, Library Director Sandy Hernandez said. “We typically average around 800 homebound visits per year,” Hernandez said, adding the grant will help broaden services to both homebound patrons and the wider community.
In other business the council:
• Approved minutes from recent special meetings and passed the consent calendar (Resolution 011326-1).
• Reaffirme…
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