During a meeting last week fraught with confusion over paperwork and videoconferencing issues, Woodstock’s planning board decided the state DEC commissioner should assign lead-agency status for environmental review of the proposed new 12,000-square-foot library building. The library trustees had declared the library as lead agency on the Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) required as part of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) after it was led to believe neither the town board nor planning board was interested.

Despite some reservations about the economy, trustees decided it was best to continue with the timeline for a new 12,000-square-foot building.

Woodstock Library trustees have held off a decision on whether to place bonding for a new building on the November ballot. Meanwhile, they will carry forward with planning and fundraising.