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Commissioners direct staff to pursue new Leonardtown library project; defer renovation bid
Summary
St. Mary's County commissioners agreed Jan. 26 to pause the Leonardtown Library renovation solicitation, ask staff to develop a capital project for a new Leonardtown Library and to study colocation with the Garvey Senior Center as part of the FY2016 capital planning process.
St. Mary's County commissioners on Jan. 26 agreed to delay a planned solicitation for renovation work at the Leonardtown Library and asked staff to develop a capital project to study construction of a new, larger library.
County staff presented financial and planning materials showing the current renovation was fully funded in Fiscal Year 2015 at roughly $3.2 million but that much of the work remaining was in the A&E (architecture and engineering) phase. Staff said pausing the renovation bid and moving the FY15 funding into a FY15 reserve would allow the county to align capital work to recently completed facility and energy studies and avoid committing money to a project that might not match…
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