Liberty Lake trustees review Turner & Townsend study options, set public-engagement and council review timeline

At its March meeting the Liberty Lake Library Board of Trustees discussed a Turner & Townsend work order to develop conceptual designs for a proposed library at the Townsquare site and set a fast public-engagement schedule leading to council review in early July.

Mark, a city staff member, told trustees the Turner & Townsend work order includes three deliverables (two of which are materially the same) that present either a library-only option or a library combined with community flex space. "We expect to get a project planned and scheduled from them sometime within the next couple of days," Mark said, describing a public-engagement phase that staff will use to shape conceptual layouts.

Why it matters: the design work and schedule will determine whether a bond or other financing option can be prepared…