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Dobbs Ferry trustees seek engineering assessment for troubled library HVAC system

Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Trustees reviewed a long history of compressor failures at the library, heard a previously estimated multi‑million replacement cost exceeded grant funds, and directed staff to obtain a mechanical-engineering assessment with options and cost estimates.

At the Feb. 10 workshop the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees reviewed decades of stopgap repairs and recurring failures of the library’s HVAC system and directed staff to seek an independent mechanical engineering assessment before deciding on capital funding or bond options.

Presenters told the board that placement and design appear to be a core problem.…

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