Library redesign and Blayton Building redevelopment remain priorities; no RFP released yet
Jan 22, 2026
Andrew Truitt said the library redesign is progressing through public meetings and is expected to be a major downtown landmark; the city is still considering redevelopment options for the Blayton Building and has not issued an RFP or solicited formal partners.
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City Manager Andrew Truitt told the commission the library redesign process has included public meetings and preliminary designs that staff believe will fit the downtown square and produce a markedly different facility. He said the library project will likely be the next major capital undertaking and that the city will watch pricing as it moves toward construction.
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