Those following along may remember the project was set to move forward last November at a cost of $2.4 million. Thanks to COVID, and code compliance making it necessary to install an elevator in the building, construction costs have risen such that the full remodel was now expected to cost closer to $3.6 million for an existing building that the city says is in great shape.
City council members heard about their options Wednesday, March 24, and agreed to move the library project forward in a scaled-down, “focused” version, as opposed to the larger project called the “renovation and expansion” version.
This “focused” option is going to cost an estimated $2.7 million compared to the $3.6 million “full” choice.
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