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Sebastopol library indefinitely closed while officials investigate environmental hazard
The Sebastopol Regional Library has closed “indefinitely” until further notice, library administrators said Thursday, citing possible environmental concerns. According to Sonoma County Library spokesperson Petula Burks, the library and city of Sebastopol is currently assessing a “potential environmental hazard” at the Sebastopol branch. City partners are currently running tests and investigating the situation, including possible […] The post Sebastopol library indefinitely closed while officials investigate environmental hazard appeared first on Local News Matters .
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The Sebastopol Regional Library has closed “indefinitely” until further notice, library administrators said Thursday, citing possible environmental concerns. According to Sonoma County Library spokesperson Petula Burks, the library and city of Sebastopol is currently assessing a “potential environmental hazard” at the Sebastopol branch. City partners are currently running tests and investigating the situation, including possible […] The post Sebastopol library indefinitely closed while officials investigate environmental hazard appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s linked item, Sebastopol library indefinitely closed while officials investigate environmental hazard, The Sebastopol Regional Library has closed “indefinitely” until further notice, library administrators said Thursday, citing possible environmental concerns. According to Sonoma County Library spokesperson Petula Burks, the library and city of Sebastopol is currently assessing a “potential environmental hazard” at the Sebastopol branch. City partners are currently running tests and investigating the situation, including possible […] The post Sebastopol library indefinitely closed while officials investigate environmental hazard appeared first on Local News Matters .
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