Board OKed to Oversee Library Project

A final decision on the issue will not be made until Dec. 13, but Town Meeting voters agreed last week to authorize a nine-member committee to oversee the library expansion project.

By a two-vote margin, Town Meeting voters approved a $6.6 million expansion project on Oct. 17.

The issue now goes to the ballot box Dec. 13. Unlike the two-thirds vote required at Town Meeting, this decision requires a simple majority.

The committee will oversee completion, expansion and renovation of the library.

The committee will include nine members, with one representative each from the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, Board of Library Trustees, Planning Board and the Historic District Commission.

The remaining four members will be from the general public.

No action is likely to be taken on this committee until after the Dec. 13 vote.