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Planning commission recommends Education Square as site for new central library
Summary
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 7-0 to approve a comprehensive plan amendment that identifies the Education Square (Centrum) building at 11110 Street as the future site of Lincoln’s central library and updates the project’s cost and funding sources.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 7-0 June 25 to approve a comprehensive plan conformance amendment that identifies the Education Square (the Centrum building) at 11110 Street as the proposed site for a new central library and revises the project’s funding and schedule. The motion to approve (special designation: comprehensive plan conformance 25005) passed unanimously after public testimony in support.
The amendment updates the 2050 Lincoln-Lancaster County comprehensive plan’s capital improvement program entry for the downtown central library. Andrew Theroff, planning staff, said, “The previous ... shows 70,000,000 primarily funded by general obligation bonds. With this amendment, the total project cost would be $46,200,000, funded with a mix of municipal…
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