The Cyrenius H. Booth Library was granted a temporary certificate of occupancy Oct. 17. That certificate, which is valid for 30 days, allows people to be inside the building, and is allowing the library staff to prepare for the grand re-opening. The money, which comes to the city through the School Readiness and Child Day Care grant, was approved by the state legislature earlier this year. The city established a School Readiness Council several months ago to distribute the money, which has since been allocated to seven day-care providers. Horton said he had just received the opinion drafted by the commission's attorney, and therefore did not know what route he would take, or even on what the group had based its denial.
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The asbestos removal, expected to be finished by Monday afternoon at the latest, is being handled by Accurate Insulation of Bristol. The main floor of the building is now free of asbestos, a dusty substance known to cause cancer and other health problems if inhaled over a long period of time. Inside Town Hall, walls have been covered with polyvinyl sheets during the removal so asbestos fibers would not escape and harm the workers. Leonhardt's strategy helped the two boards agree on something. In fact, they agreed on four things.