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Library board warns city not to commit expansion funds after $800,000 eminent‑domain payment
Summary
Board members said the city paid $800,000 to the Superior Court in an eminent‑domain action for an adjacent parking lot and voiced concern the city could use remaining library expansion funds to cover a larger award; board asked staff to get clarification before moving forward with design or RFP work.
The North Public Library Board of Directors discussed on Sept. 11 the risk that a pending eminent‑domain award for an adjacent parking lot could reduce the library’s remaining expansion funds. Board member Alex Knop warned the board not to commit its leftover expansion money before getting clarity from the city.
“Of the amount that was in Jessica’s budget that should have been our budget, $800,000 of it has already been allocated to the party when the city paid that to the superior court,” Alex Knop said. “If the court awards more than…
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