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Rural Retreat council accepts minutes; Friends group reports how $5,000 grant was spent
Summary
The Rural Retreat Town Council accepted the previous meeting minutes by voice vote and heard Jamie Dean, president of the Friends of the Royal Tree Library, describe uses of a $5,000 town grant including summer reading programs, humidity control and repairs.
The Rural Retreat Town Council accepted the minutes from its previous meeting by voice vote and then heard a public report from Jamie Dean, president of the Friends of the Royal Tree Library, about how a $5,000 town grant was spent.
The Chair asked for a motion to accept the minutes “as presented” and called for the membership to signify by stating “aye.” The Chair recorded the minutes as accepted following the voice vote; no mover, seconder, or roll-call tally was provided.
Jamie Dean identified herself at the podium as president of the Friends of the Royal Tree Library and thanked the council for the $5,000 continuing support for 2025. “I wanted to share that with you and… let you all know how we spend the money that you give the library,” she said.
Dean outlined the group’s expenditures and projects supported by the grant: summer reading programs for children, teens and adults; work to address humidity in the library cellar (Astro Environmental Services attempted encapsulation but could not fully encapsulate the cellar); installation of a hydrometer to monitor humidity in both the cellar and main library; servicing and repair of the dehumidifier and HVAC units; gutter repair work completed by Lehi Mooney, who declined to charge for the service; and exterior cleaning and power washing undertaken by volunteer help.
She also said the friends’ group helped pay for an authors dinner and is holding a tea event this Saturday featuring author Steven Starr, and that the organization plans gravel for the parking area, porch repairs to address wood expansion and contraction, and continued support for a local “submarine program.” “We were paying for and I brought, this which I’ll pass around as well,” Dean said as she circulated materials describing the programs.
Reverend Jonas, who delivered the invocation earlier in the meeting, commended Dean’s transparency. “I would just like to commend you on doing what you just did… we don’t know where our money's gone,” he said, praising the group for reporting back to the town.
The council then continued with citizen comments and other agenda items.
