Forbes Library trustees are seeking to preserve the relationship between it and the city of Northampton as expressed in Charles E. Forbes will. City Solicitor Seewald is asserting that the library is an arm of the city government or a municipal department, following the Commonwealth’s conclusion that it is not. The probate court is set to interpret the provisions of the will. If the library becomes a part of the city government, then there would be no guarantee that the Northampton would continue to support the library as accepted under the will.
See Forbes Seeks Status Quo, Forbes Library, June 1, 2016.
