Library board asks county for roughly $70,000 for carpet and lighting upgrades

Aug 16, 2026

The Washington County Public Library requested funds to replace decades-old carpet ($43,000) and to update lighting and electrical breakers, with two retrofit/replacement options and an estimated combined project cost around $70,000; the board asked facilities staff for detailed cost and scope before action.

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Bo Katrin, chair of the Washington County Public Library board, and interim director Molly Schock asked the board to fund a capital improvement project that would replace original carpet (from about 1991) and update lighting and electrical panels at the Abingdon library.

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