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Residents press for new Fletcher library as county library director reports record usage

Henderson County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

During public comment two residents urged a new Fletcher library; Library Director Trina Rushing reported high system usage for 2024–25 and said a strategic plan is expected in June; Board members flagged facility problems at the Fletcher branch and noted the property is owned by the Community Foundation of Henderson County.

Public comment at the March 2 Henderson County commissioners meeting included appeals for a new library in the Town of Fletcher, and the board heard a detailed operations update from Library Director Trina Rushing.

Two residents, Eliabeth Hill and Milton Butterworth, spoke in support of a new Fletcher library, citing inadequacies in the current facility and the community’s need for modern…

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