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To the Editor,

As a Manchester resident and member of the Friends of the Library, I am writing to endorse the funding of the ADA compliant bathroom for the library.  We all know the existing bathroom is woefully inadequate and definitely not private.  Please consider funding the Library ADA compliant bathroom at town meeting on April 27 with your vote and at the May 19 town election. 

See the details below:

"This year’s Annual Town Meeting will seek voter approval for a $250,000 capital exclusion in the FY27 budget.  If approved at Town meeting, the funding will also need to be approved at the Town Election on May 19.  A capital exclusion is a 1-year tax bill impact, different from a debt exclusion that includes multiple years of debt service.  For this project, if approved, the 1-year tax bill impact on a property valued at $1 million would be approximately $62 depending on final project costs."

Thank you for considering this one-year capital exclusion,

Leslie Schoenherr

Friends of the Library

Manchester