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Commissioners approve $140,000 for library roof; director reports 106 summer-reading attendees
Summary
The board increased the library roof appropriation to $140,000 and commissioners were updated on the library’s summer-reading attendance and an unsolicited donation of shirts from a local realtor.
Booth County commissioners approved an increase in funding for the library roof project to $140,000 and heard a public comment highlighting summer-reading participation and a local donation to library staff and children.
During new business the commission approved the additional appropriation after discussion about project scope and related maintenance work. Commissioners said some additional repairs and lock replacements were required; the sheriff’s office will manage replacement work and the county expected a contractor bid process and a meeting in August to address outstanding issues.
At the end of the meeting a library representative gave a public comment on the library’s summer-reading program, reporting 106 attendees (counting only children) and an average of about 26 children on Tuesday afternoons during June. The speaker also thanked Emerald Key Realty for donating shirts for staff and children; the speaker said the company’s donation was unsolicited and expressed appreciation for the county’s continued funding for library services.
Commissioners approved the roof funding increase by voice/roll-call vote during the meeting; staff said the higher appropriation reflected higher-than-expected costs and additional work needed to complete the project.
