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Committee approves library CIP adjustments; Damascus delays push refurbishment schedule back about a year
Summary
The Education and Culture Committee approved two CIP adjustments for Montgomery County Public Libraries on March 24 and deferred a third pending operating‑budget review, citing higher construction and equipment costs that pushed Damascus Library’s refurbishment timeline and budget upward.
The Education and Culture Committee considered three amendments to the FY25–30 capital improvements program for Montgomery County Public Libraries on March 24, approving two adjustments and deferring final action on a third pending operating‑budget review.
Council staff described the items as: (1) the Library Refurbishment level‑of‑effort (LOE) project, which provides rolling modernization for the county's 21 branches and for which the county executive recommended a $1,860,000 increase over six years (a 6.8 percent increase); (2) a technical shift of $180,000 from the Clarksburg Library project into the countywide ADA compliance CIP; and (3) the 21st Century Library Enhancements project, which the executive’s transmittal proposed to reduce by $200,000 per year…
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