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[email protected] ‘If you don't risk anything you risk even more.’ Friday, April 4, 2008 School Brooklyn Selectmen reopen library issue sion to go to referendum was based Association has pledged to raise budget WILL GO TO APRIL 10 REFERENDUM on the fact that the board was pro- $200,000. vided with more accurate financial The new library would be 15,000 BY JOSH SAYLES zens. figures. square feet, seven-and-a-half times VILLAGER STAFF WRITER First Selectman Roger Engle said “We just wanted to get the truth- larger than the current building. It BROOKLYN — The Board of the change of heart came because ful numbers and not paint a rosy would contain updated technology discussion the board “wanted to determine Selectmen decided to send the picture,” he said. “We didn’t want and a number of community issue of a new Brooklyn public our own destiny.” Brooklyn only the cost to end up double what rooms, as well as more space for library to referendum at a special needed 20 signatures to call a town everyone accepted.” books. meeting March 26. Members ini- meeting and 200 to send it to refer- To build the library, Brooklyn The referendum will be from 6 continues tially chose not to move the project endum; given the contentiousness will have to obtain a $5.7 million a.m.