April 12, 2007
Board of Finance votes to purchase Library property
The Board of Finance voted tonight to proceed with the process of purchasing the current Library property for a price of $4,125,000. Details of the agreement have not been finalized. The vote was six in favor with one abstention.
Next steps in the process are review and voting by the Representative Town Meeting, and a mandatory referral to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
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April 10, 2007
BoS votes in favor of purchasing library building
Last night, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously in favor of purchasing the current Darien Library property at 35 Leroy Avenue. Discussion focused on the need to build affordable housing on the site.
Next steps in the process are review and voting by the Board of Finance and the Representative Town Meeting, and a mandatory referral to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
The Library owns the property and is selling it to offset some of cost of the project to build a New Darien Library at the corner of Post Road and Hecker Avenue. The remainder of the project cost will be met by private fundraising.
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April 02, 2007
Road Show
Kim Huffard at Royle PTO
Would your community group like to hear about the new library? Kim Huffard, President of the Darien Library and library staff have been all over town showing off the floor plans and describing the features of the new library. Give us a call, and we'll bring the plans to you!
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March 03, 2007
It's official-$3,750,000
That's the asking price for the current library building on 35 Leroy Avenue. Of course, we'd be happy if the market dictates an even higher price, since every dollar we get from the sale of the current library is a dollar less we have to raise in our Capital Campaign. There are no tax dollars being used to build the new library.
We have a list of 25 interested buyers, including the Town of Darien, and will put the property on the market sometime this spring. The Library trustees are very mindful of their fiduciary responsibility to get the best terms for the sale of our biggest asset.
Thanks, Ally Mookerjee, reporter for the Darien News Review, for a thorough article on the new library and the upcoming sale of the current building.
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July 19, 2006
A stormy hearing
During last night's thunderstorm, the Darien Library presented its plans for a new library building on the Post Road to the Planning and Zoning Commission. As thunder crashed, Bruce Hill described the proposal, focusing on the new building's drainage system and parking arrangements. The project architect, Peter Gisolfi, presented the architectural plans.
Because the meeting ran until very late, P & Z did not discuss the application and will schedule another meeting to deliberate.
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July 17, 2006
Public Hearing on the New Library
Tomorrow, Tues. July 18, the Planning and Zoning Commission will continue its June 12th hearing on the Darien Library's proposal to build a new library builidng at 1441 Post Road. The hearing will begin at 8 p.m. in room 206 of Town Hall.
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June 12, 2006
Busy Schedule Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Tues. June 13, at 3:30 p.m. the Board of Selectmen will meet to discuss and vote to fill the vacancy on the Board of Selectmen. Visit www.darienct.gov to read the meeting notice.
Tomorrow night, the Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Darien Library's plans to construct a new library at 1441 Boston Post Road. The hearing will take place in room 206 of Town Hall and will begin no earlier than 8:30 p.m. Click here to read P&Z's meeting agenda.
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