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Housatonic Improvement Committee endorses Great Barrington Libraries’ efforts to secure CPA funding

The Housatonic Improvement Committee's endorsement would be supportive of our efforts to secure CPA Special Round funding which is up for town meeting tonight.

To the editor:

As a Great Barrington Libraries Board of Trustees member, I have just received a letter of endorsement from the Housatonic Improvement Committee. It would be supportive of our efforts to secure CPA Special Round funding which is up for town meeting tonight.

The letter of endorsement from the Housatonic Improvement Committee is enclosed here.

Ruby Chang, Member of Great Barrington Libraries Board of Trustees
Great Barrington

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