Information about the grant application and the waiting list

The Belmont Library Trustees submitted an application for a state construction grant in February 2005. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) approved the grant application in June 2005 and placed the town 13th on a waiting list of 25 communities.

Funds from the award will be used to construct a new main library building on Concord Avenue. Schematics for the proposed design are availble online and in the library.

The position on the waiting list is a reflection of a number of factors including the quality of the application, community size and a balancing of economic factors.

Belmont is in line to receive $4,629,186, but there is no way to know when the state will make the actual grant award. It depends on how long it takes the legislature appropriating the funds.