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Library budget sparks debate at North Berwick budget committee
Summary
Board members and the town manager described a contentious budget-committee debate over the library’s proposed book purchases and wage increases; the committee recorded a 7–3–1 vote in favor of the library allocation. Manager defended wage adjustments based on a Maine Library Association study.
Members of the Select Board discussed a notably contentious review of the library budget that occurred at the budget committee level.
The town manager told the board that the budget committee’s later meeting was "very eventful," with four committee members objecting to the library budget largely on two grounds: higher wage increases and the size of the books line. The manager said the committee’s vote on the library was…
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