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South End residents press council for timeline as South End Library remains in design
Summary
Friends of the South End Library and councilors told the Ways and Means Committee they want a construction timeline after design work; city staff said design is nearly complete but an alley/trash‑access issue must be resolved before bidding and construction.
Multiple councilors and two leaders of the Friends of the South End Library told the committee on April 14 that the neighborhood needs clearer timelines and communications for the library project, which residents say has lingered at a design stage for years.
Yvette Jarrow, leader of the Friends of the South End Library, told the committee she reviewed the capital plan and sees $750,000 remaining this fiscal year, $1,000,000 planned for next year and $29.8 million across later years. "When is our building going to start…
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