Council Approves $2.6 Million for Library Renovation Project
Fitchburg City Council unanimously approved $2.63 million for the Fitchburg Public Library renovation and reconstruction project during its October 6 meeting, appropriating $750,000 and $1,880,117 from available funds through Finance Committee order 154-26.
City Council · Meeting of October 6, 2026
Fitchburg City Council unanimously approved $2.63 million for the Fitchburg Public Library renovation and reconstruction project during its October 6 meeting, appropriating $750,000 and $1,880,117 from available funds through Finance Committee order 154-26. Council President Anthony Zarrella presided over all 11 members voting unanimously on Finance Committee orders also including $42,384 for police and administrative personnel accounts and $4,716 for airport labor costs. The council approved the City Property Committee's report, authorizing declaration of 465 and 0 Westminster Street as surplus for sale through RFP and designating Ross Street and Flat Rock Road as Scenic Roads, while also approving sale of a Laurel Hill Cemetery parcel.
The council referred Planning Board petitions for temporary zoning moratoriums on battery energy storage systems and large-scale data centers to the Planning Board for hearings and adopted four ordinances amending City Code.
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Source: the City Council meeting of October 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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