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Commissioners narrow scope for Leonardtown library project; Hayden Farm, Garvey Center and downtown options debated
Summary
Board reviewed a revised Leonardtown library project sized at 30,000 square feet, discussed possible sites including Hayden Farm and downtown Leonardtown parcels offered by the mayor, and asked staff for additional data on usable acreage, EDU capacity and traffic impacts before committing funding or land acquisition.
County staff told commissioners the Leonardtown library replacement in the draft CIP is sized at 30,000 square feet and that the recent budget update reduced the previously larger square-footage estimate.
Commissioners debated three possible locations: Hayden Farm, a downtown parcel proposed by the Leonardtown mayor, and building on county-owned property near the county complex. One commissioner said the Hayden Farm parcel currently contains an elementary-school conceptual plan and recreational fields; another said the downtown option “would be a disservice to the library…
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