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York County Wants To Change Regional Library Operating Agreement

"We need a better agreement," county manager says.

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Mar 06, 2025
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York County wants to improve the agreement for its participation in the Williamsburg Regional Library, County Manager Mark L. Bellamy Jr. told county supervisors.

The issue surfaced during a York County board of supervisors work session Tuesday night, as supervisors reviewed the county’s five-year capital spending plan.

First District Supervisor Douglas R. Holroyd said he wanted “to take a hard look at the regional library contract and what we could do to satisfy ourselves that we are getting a fair deal.”

But he emphasized he was not talking about leaving the regional program. “I don’t want to get into a Williamsburg/JCC school situation” where James City County temporarily pulled out of a joint school system after learning Williamsburg was studying whether to go on its own.

The two localities have since committed to retaining their joint school system and are working to hammer out an agreement.

York County expanded its regional agreem…

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