This week, Wayland Weekly Buzz will focus on arguments against the Town Meeting Warrant article sponsored by the Board of Library Trustees seeking to borrow $29 million to build a new library on the site of the old DPW on Main Street.
Do we actually need a new library or is it really just another “want”? Do the arguments put forth by the Board of Library Trustees – lack of parking and meeting space, increased – but unmet – demand for library services, aquifer protection, flood control — in fact, hold water? What about the deed restriction on the present property, which three legal opinions have declared binding? What about possible contamination at the new site? Can we actually save a lot of money along with our present library – a beloved historic landmark – by renovating and repairing it for reuse?
The Buzz airs on Sundays and Tuesdays, at 10 am and 6 pm on your Public cable channel (Comcast Ch. 8; Verizon Ch. 37). And online on-demand anytime at WayCAM.tv/buzz
[Note: a prior Buzz episode included a discussion with Aida Gennis, Chair of the Library Trustees and Tom White, member of the Library Planning Committee Tom White online here starting at 9:45]
