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A proposal to spend roughly $25 million on a new wing for theEscondido Library has raised questions about how the project wouldbe financed, whether the city could afford to operate it andwhether a higher city priority should be restoring a recent 39percent reduction in library hours.

The Farmington Town Board, at the request of Vantage Architects of La Crosse, agreed at its Feb. 4 meeting to schedule two public input and information sessions to gather information on the community vision for the proposed new Mindoro Public Library and Community Center.

The La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors Thursdayawarded nearly $20,000 in grants to three local agencies. Theywere:

CROMWELL — Residents will be asked in March to approve a bond issue that calls for renewed road repairs, an expansion of the town’s library and construction of a new senior/community center.

MONDAY Martin County Local Coordinating Board For The Transportation Disadvantaged: County Administrative Center, Growth Management Department Conference Room (1st floor), 10 a.m., March 1Jensen Beach Neighborhood Advisory Committee: Chamber of Commerce, Old Jensen Beach Library, 1900 N.E. Ricou Terrace, Jensen Beach, 6 p.m., March 1WEDNESDAY Martin County Tourist Development Council Grants …

KINGSTREE—The process of bringing a new branch of the Williamsburg County Library to Greeleyville continued this past week.

The Farmington Town Board, at the request of Vantage Architects of La Crosse, agreed at its Feb. 4 meeting to schedule two public input and information sessions to gather information on the community vision for the proposed new Mindoro Public Library and Community Center.

SHREWSBURY – The multimillion-dollar library renovation and expansion project has been delayed while proponents prepare for a new state grant program that will likely net the town more state funding.