The Rockport Select Board will hold a special meeting this evening at 7 p.m. to first talk with local developers about their plans for building workforce housing neighborhood near Hoboken (read more: Old friends propose new take on Rockport neighborhood: Workforce housing, gardens, and lots of children), and then the board will consider where to site a new town library.

The agenda reflects the ongoing discussion about the most appropriate spot to construct the town’s public institution, at its existing home at 1 Limerock Street or on West Street, at the former Rockport Elementary School site.

The meeting will be held  in the Rockport Opera House Meeting Room and streamed at livestream.com/Rockportmaine.

AGENDA

1. Presentation about development plans for a section of Commercial St. (Route 1) from Hoboken Garden northward
2. Public Comment
3. Comment from the public will be accepted for 1 hour. All public comment should be directed at the items under consideration this evening. All public comment should be brief and to the point.
4. Consideration of the location, size and approximate cost of a new library building for the Town of Rockport
5. Consideration of the offer by a group of citizens to purchase the property at 3 Limerock St. and donate it to the Town of Rockport
6. Adjourn 

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