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Council approves $943,817 capital appropriation for Blasco Library children's department renovation

5397857 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

Ordinance No. 35‑2025, a first‑reading capital projects fund supplemental appropriation of $943,817 and creation of a new line item for renovations at the Blasco Library Children's Department from a multipurpose community facility grant, was moved and approved on first reading.

Erie County Council on Tuesday approved on first reading Ordinance No. 35‑2025, a supplemental appropriation to the capital projects fund of $943,817 and the creation of a new line item for renovations to the Blasco Library Children’s Department funded from a multipurpose community facility grant.

Why it matters: The appropriation records a specific grant‑funded capital renovation for a county facility that serves children; the transcript states the $943,817 figure in presenting the ordinance.

Details and vote: The ordinance text cited $943,817 and creation of a new line item for the Blasco Library Children’s Department renovations. The council moved and seconded the ordinance; recorded votes on the item show affirmative responses from Schauerman, Drexel, Horton and Chairman Scutella among others as recorded during roll call. The item passed on the council floor on first reading.

Next steps: As a capital appropriation tied to a grant, implementation will require project contracting, procurement and budget tracking; those specifics were not discussed on the record at this meeting.