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Douglas Library requests $105,000 from North Canaan in FY2026–27 budget amid rising costs
Summary
The library submitted its FY 2026–27 budget to North Canaan Selectmen requesting $105,000 (a $3,000 increase). The budget includes a mandatory elevator test (~$3,000), bathroom flooring and ceiling repairs, interior painting and a projected rise in heating-oil costs; annual-appeal donations were lower this year.
The Douglas Library prepared and sent its fiscal year 2026–27 budget to the North Canaan Selectmen on Feb. 26, requesting $105,000 in town support, an increase of $3,000 from the prior year.
The minutes note several specific budget items: an estimated $3,000 mandatory elevator test that occurs every five years, repairs to upstairs bathroom flooring and ceiling damage from prior flooding, interior painting and a sizable projected increase in heating-oil costs. The librarian’s report also recorded that the annual appeal generated a smaller response this year; the minutes show current appeal donations totaling $12,097.10.
Board materials recorded that adjustments were made to the draft budget in response to the reduced appeal revenue and the anticipated maintenance and utility increases. The minutes note the library will discuss a building walk-through with the First Selectman to review a small front-entry leak and frost damage to side stairs; staff also noted plans to inquire about celebratory bunting for the town’s 250th anniversary.
The board did not record a formal vote on the budget in these minutes; the budget was prepared and submitted to the Selectmen for review.
