Petitions due March 29; vote on Apr. 28

Petitions are due by March 29 from candidates for three vacancies on the Howland Public Library board of trustees. Candidates must be U.S. citizens who have been residents of the Beacon City School District at least 30 days before the election. Trustees are volunteers who are responsible for the fiscal health of the library and its operations.

Candidates may pick up petitions at the library’s front desk; the documents must be notarized and returned to the library clerk by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, with the signatures of at least 25 people qualified to vote in Beacon City School District elections.

The trustee election and a vote on the library’s budget will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on April 28 at the library, which is located at 313 Main St.

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