We, the undersigned citizens of the Town of Boxford, recommend to each of our Selectmen that they uphold the votes taken at town meeting and at the polls in the fall of 2010 to build a new library at 10 Elm Street. 

We believe it is NOT in the best interest of the Town of Boxford for the Selectmen, or other elected or appointed representatives of the Town, to IGNORE the desire of the majority of Boxford residents in favor of a small, vocal group attempting to obstruct the democratic process.  

Further, in response to the Zoning Board of Appeal’s recent subjective vote not to approve a Special Permit for the new library, we ENCOURAGE the Selectmen to appeal this decision, and recognize that pursuing a CORRECTIVE COURSE OF ACTION on this matter may necessitate litigation in order to continue moving forward with the town-approved library project.  Given the significant costs already expended or committed on the current project, in addition to loss of state funding ($2.7M) for any future library project, we believe appealing the ZBA's recent ruling is the most cost effective response to this situation.
 
As such, we recommend to each Selectman that they staunchly represent the voice of the majority of Boxford residents, knowing that a cooperative and consensus building process was employed to arrive at the current library solution. 

We are strongly in favor of the Selectmen moving to appeal the ZBA's decision and build the approved, new library for Boxford.