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9 Board of Selectmen Minutes February 26, 2007 APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: Assistant DPW Director; Recommendation for New Library Design: Catherine Laurent and members of the Planning & Construction Committee met before the Board to recommend the authorization of a $2,000,000 bond to supplement a$3,500,000 previously approved bond authorization for the design and construction of a new public library. The appropriation of$2,000,000 would be contingent upon approval of a debt exclusion question on the May 2007 general election ballot. Members of the Library Board of Trustees,the Town Librarian and interested public were also in attendance. Planning&Construction Committee member Sheldon Gilbert indicated the additional funding would allow the Town to move forward with one of two options. The first recommended option would allow for the design and construction of a 20,880 square foot library,the 5% allowable reduction of the"grant" building. This option is contingent upon the Town receiving the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program grant. A decision on the grant application is forthcoming for fiscal year 2008, expected in July or August of 2007, The construction period for this building is approximately sixteen months. In the event the grant is not attained in the'summer of 2007,the additional option is to design and construct a one-story, 14,655 square foot library facility. This alternative building would be funded entirely by the Town using the existing $3.5 million appropriation and the additional $2 million from the anticipated bond. The construction period for option two is roughly twelve months. The committee presented floor plans of the two building scenario's. The Selectmen agreed to move forward with option one or two by the date of September 1, 2007.