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Livonia councilors, residents spar over City Center plan and library replacement
Summary
Residents asked when demolition of the Civic Center Library became part of Livonia Vision 21; council cited the Vision 21 plan and said the February meeting first showed the library replacement concept publicly. Debate included concerns about bond costs and building maintenance.
During public comment at the study session, resident Eileen McDonald asked when demolition of the Civic Center Library and construction of a combined city hall/library appeared in Livonia Vision 21. "It doesn't say that they're gonna tear down the civic Center Library," she said, reading language from the mayor’s budget letter about "major upgrades."
Council members and staff responded that the Vision 21 document, adopted in 2020–21, envisions…
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