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City to assess library building costs; staff recommends modest 2026 rent increase while study proceeds
Summary
City staff told council it will perform a building and capital needs assessment for the library, extend the current agreement for 2026 while the assessment is completed, and suggested a 9—0% increase to the building-use fee to cover basic operations; public commenters called for transparency in negotiations.
The City of Moses Lake will conduct a building assessment and capital-needs study for the public library building and proposed an interim increase to the building-use fee for 2026, City Manager Carl Lindsey said at the Aug. 26 council meeting.
Lindsey said the council irection at the council retreat was to extend the city's relationship with the library district for one year (2026) while staff evaluates the full costs of operating the facility. "We will do a building assessment including a capital needs assessment for the building to find out what the true cost of operating that building is," he said.
At the same time, Lindsey said a facilities inventory of routine maintenance and operations…
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