Seekonk Library Vote Set for July

The Select Board has set July 21 as the date for a special election. Voters will be asked to authorize a debt exclusion, which is a temporary tax increase, to pay for $10 million in renovations for the Seekonk Public Library.

There will be early voting on the ballot question the week of July 14. All polling will be conducted at Seekonk High School.

The vote at the May 12 Town Meeting was 240 in favor with 74 in opposition.
A feasibility study was conducted in late 2023/early 2024 and the final report was issued last November. Advocates said the library, which was built in 1978, is in desperate need of repairs. There was a heating system failure last winter, which caused the library to close its doors.

Voters at the October 2022 Town Meeting rejected authorizing funds to construct a $24 million building. The new building would have replaced the current 14,880 square foot facility at 410 Newman Avenue.