Oppose the purchase of the library building by the Town as part of a plan to move the library to the town park

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We, the undersigned, oppose the purchase of the Lewisboro Library building by the Town of Lewisboro as part of a plan to move the library to the Town Park.

At the end of 2006, the Town Board proposed to the Library Board that they abandon plans to expand at the current location and instead move the library to the Town Park. The Town would provide land for a new library building, and purchase the original building for $1.25 million for use as town office space.

It is the contention of the initiators of this petition that moving the library to the Town Park is not in keeping with the best interests of the town and that the expansion project should proceed at the existing South Salem site as was originally intended.

Moving the library is contrary to the Town Master Plan which calls for development to focus on the hamlet centers.

Residents who can currently walk or bike to the town campus to do business at the post office and pick up a book at the library would have limited access options on the busy Route 35 corridor. We should be reinforcing and improving such livability features in our hamlets, not eliminating them.

The library still has to raise $1-to-$2 million to fully fund the projected $6-to-$7 million total cost. The $2 million or so that that the town would need to outfit the existing building as offices is beyond this and would have to be funded with a bond. These expenses would be questionable at any time, and are more so in the current economic atmosphere.

The bond for purchase of the existing library building would be subject to referendum, and therefore is the focus of this petition.

[To potiential signatories - for more background, go to LibraryExpansion.nexo.com]


234 Signatures

  • Allen Hershkowitz
    • Street Address
    • 114 post office road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Waccabuc
  • Jeffrey P. Morris
    • Street Address
    • 25 Old Pond Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Andreas Hausler
    • Street Address
    • 966 Rt. 35
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Cross River
  • Alexandra F. Morris
    • Street Address
    • 25 Old Pond Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • John Linakis
    • Street Address
    • 5 Hoyt Street, South Salem, NY 10590
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • susan w. arpin
    • Street Address
    • 23 holly hill lane
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • katonah, ny
  • Ruth Post
    • Street Address
    • 23 East Mountain Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Lake Katonah
  • Jill Jones
    • Street Address
    • 81 East Ridge Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Waccabuc
  • Kevin Kehoe
    • Street Address
    • 57 Sunnyridge Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Katonah, NY 10536
  • henry fair
    • Street Address
    • 7 Buck Run
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Jerome Kerner
    • Street Address
    • 96 Bouton Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Arthur W Einstein Jr
    • Street Address
    • 377 Mt Holly Rd
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Katonah
  • Mary Lyons
    • Street Address
    • 41 East Ridge Rd
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Waccabuc
  • Molly Post
    • Street Address
    • 23 East Mountain Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Katonah
  • Harold Rosenbaum
    • Street Address
    • 2 Cove Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem, NY 10590
  • Stan Weil
    • Street Address
    • 150 Wilton Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Vista
  • Janet Weil
    • Street Address
    • 150 Wilton Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Vista
  • Jeffrey Vreeland
    • Street Address
    • 108 boway road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Edmund Wickersham
    • Street Address
    • 106 Main Street
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Virginia K. Vreeland
    • Street Address
    • 108 boway raod
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • south salem
  • Tara A. Owen
    • Street Address
    • 50 Cove Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Bonnie Novak
    • Street Address
    • 52 Lake Shore Drive
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Marilynne Herbert
    • Street Address
    • 77 Upper Lake Shore
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Katonah
  • Linda Shackelford
    • Street Address
    • 72 Lakeshore Drive
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • David Emmer
    • Street Address
    • 1 Salem Lane
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Lisa Silver Frankel
    • Street Address
    • 20 Sullivan Rd
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Goldens Bridge
  • Jennifer Parkinson
    • Street Address
    • 7 Woodway Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Mark S. Nathan
    • Street Address
    • 72 Lambert Ridge
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Cross River
  • deborah fischman
    • Street Address
    • 66 lake shore drive
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • south salem
  • Elena Dunn
    • Street Address
    • 7 Keeler Court
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Charles Soulias
    • Street Address
    • 3 Stewart Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Callie Kuntz
    • Street Address
    • 91 Spring Street
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Laurel Gibaldi
    • Street Address
    • 37 Lower Salem Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Jennifer Jones
    • Street Address
    • 81 East Ridge Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Waccabuc
  • Regina Jones
    • Street Address
    • 1 Church Tavern Road. South Salem
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Lewisboro
  • julie fiegoli
    • Street Address
    • 22 Bouton street
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • south salem
  • Lisa Gottesman
    • Street Address
    • 6 Hoyt Street
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Amanda soulias
    • Street Address
    • 3 Stewart road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Lewisboro south Salem
  • Ann Marie Carroll
    • Street Address
    • 8 Church Tavern Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Amy Soulias
    • Street Address
    • P.O. Box 34
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem lewisboro
  • Tara Kuehl
    • Street Address
    • 21 West Rd.
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem, NY 10590
  • Ann-Marie Morris
    • Street Address
    • 25 Old Pond Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Lisa Valdes
    • Street Address
    • 22 Soundview Loop
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem (Vista)
  • Tyler Soulias
    • Street Address
    • 3 Stewart Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem, ny
  • Lucian Giordano
    • Street Address
    • 4 Spring Hill Lane
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • David Sachs
    • Street Address
    • 72 Lakeshore Drive
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Robyn Legenzowski
    • Street Address
    • 8 Lorraine Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Vista
  • Teresa Burgun
    • Street Address
    • 31 Hall Ave
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • Goldens Bridge
  • Albert Koehl
    • Street Address
    • 141 Spring St.
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem
  • Kenneth C. Klotzkin
    • Street Address
    • 38 Oscaleta Road
    • Lewisboro Hamlet
    • South Salem