Do West Marlborough residents consider themselves to be part of the Kennett Library's service area, and if so would they pay to fund construction of the long-discussed new library building?
That question will be placed on the November ballot in West Marlborough, the supervisors decided at their July 2 meeting.
The matter arose because library board president Tom Swett emailed all the municipalities in the library's service area asking them to help fund construction of the proposed $10 million building, possibly by enacting an 0.3-mill real-estate tax for three years. Supervisor Bill Wylie noted that the suggested number would represent "a 17 percent increase" in the township's real-estate tax.
In other business, the supervisors said that at their August 6 meeting they plan to discuss the findings of the township's emergency medical services task force, which has spent months gathering data about how West Marlborough should fund local fire and ambulance companies.
Supervisor Jake Chalfin noted it was unfortunate that two matters that might require tax increases -- EMS services and library construction -- have arisen almost simultaneously.
Also at the board meeting, which took place during a torrential thunderstorm, the supervisors appointed Josh Taylor as a member of the zoning hearing board to replace Elizabeth "Baz" Powell, who died in January. Josh is a former township supervisor.
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