Rockport's elected Select Board and Library Committee tell us they are presenting warrant articles 8 and 9 to seek the opinion of the citizens of Rockport.

They say they want to know how citizens feel about the need for a new library (Article 8) and whether the citizens of Rockport desire this new library to be located at the site of the former Rockport Elementary School (Article 9).

But our elected Select Board inserted into each question their recommendation that we vote "yes" on both questions.

And the elected Library Committee is leading the effort, with public meeting time and money, to mount a campaign to vote "yes" on both questions.

If our elected officials want to know what the public thinks, why aren't they promoting "vote" rather than "vote yes"? Are they afraid to hear the true public opinion?

Please vote no to "New Library" – Article 8.

Please vote no to "RES Library" – Article 9.

Vote no to a multi-million dollar library.

Vote no to a many-times-larger library.

Richard M. Anderson lives in Rockport