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Yarmouth library borrowing proposal falls short of two‑thirds requirement after lengthy debate
Summary
Town Meeting rejected a $35.7 million borrowing authorization for a new library after extended presentations on a state grant (about $13.44 million), 20‑year debt impacts, and many residents’ questions about timing and tax burden; the standing count was 314 yes, 177 no, below the two‑thirds threshold required for the borrowing motion.
The Town of Yarmouth’s proposal to borrow $35,706,091 for a new library — contingent on a debt‑exclusion ballot question — did not receive the supermajority required at the April 28 Town Meeting.
The Library Building Committee chair Judy Connors Tarver and the town’s library director, David Aronson, presented the project as a years‑long effort to replace undersized and accessibility‑challenged facilities. They said the town received a Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners grant award of $13,438,478 (plus an additional $403,001.54 contingent on meeting…
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