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Smithfield council conditions $30,000 for downtown library corner project on library board sign-off
Summary
The council authorized the Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation to move forward with preliminary work on a proposed pocket park at the library corner and to use $30,000 in special-project funds, contingent on confirmation that the library board of trustees supports the plan and the town manager’s approval.
The Town of Smithfield council on Monday agreed to allow the Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation (DSDC) to use $30,000 in existing special-project funds to advance conceptual design work for a pocket park at the corner around the public library, provided the library board of trustees is notified and supports the plan.
The request, presented by DSDC and Town Manager Mike Scott, would pay a landscape designer and move the project from concept to formal design. Manager Mike Scott said the $30,000 represents $20,000 budgeted in the current year plus $10,000 carried forward from the prior year. He described the work as preparatory design and permitting steps toward a larger renovation estimated informally at $175,000–$200,000 and noted the town is seeking county…
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