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Committee forwards funding package to advance Noyes Children’s Library renovation
Summary
Montgomery County’s Education and Culture Committee forwarded the County Executive’s CIP amendment and a $3 million supplemental appropriation to the full council to fund rehabilitation, ADA upgrades and program space expansion at the Noyes Children’s Library in Kensington.
The Montgomery County Council’s Education and Culture Committee on Wednesday forwarded to the full council the County Executive’s recommended capital improvement plan amendment and a $3.0 million supplemental appropriation for the rehabilitation and renovation of the Noyes Children’s Library in Kensington.
The committee action, taken without recorded objection, clears the way for the county to lock a construction contract and begin work to make the building ADA‑compliant, expand programming space and accommodate more attendees. The County Executive’s amendment increases the project budget by $3,081,000 over six years — an 87% increase from the previously approved CIP entry — and delays completion to the end of fiscal 2026, the committee was told.
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