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Council approves $1.5 million capital request to boost downtown library renovation estimate to $7.8 million

2734154 · March 22, 2025
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Charleston County Council approved a request to add $1.5 million in capital funds to the downtown/main library renovation, increasing the construction estimate to about $7.8 million; staff said funding would come from shifting bond funds and savings from land purchases.

Charleston County Council approved a staff request to allocate $1.5 million in capital funds to the downtown/main library renovation project, Library representative Lisa Craig told the council.

"Thank you for considering the request for $1,500,000 in capital funds for the main library," Craig said, adding that the referendum‑funded project had about $9.5 million in project funds but only $6.3 million budgeted for…

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