Some members of Perth South Council say they are disappointed that St. Marys and Stratford are unwilling to work with the municipality to renew their library services contract.
At the Perth South council meeting on April 16th, it was noted that Stratford withdrew the renewal proposal it presented to council in January and made it conditional on there being a contract with St. Marys.
Perth South requires only one library services contract.
Perth South Mayor Jim Aitcheson said that council is “extremely sorry” that residents will have to manage through an anticipated disruption in service.
“But we could not have expected that Stratford and St. Marys would work together to prevent Perth South residents from accessing library services”, the mayor said.
Council members voted to explore alternatives to acquire library services for Perth South ratepayers.
Aitcheson said efforts are underway to acquire a library service contract. In the interim, Perth South ratepayers may be required to purchase a non-resident library card. The township will re-imburse non-resident library card fees incurred by Perth South ratepayers.
***With files from Paul Cluff
