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Board hears Government Center library update; approves $900,000 design change order for off-site roads

5361593 · June 24, 2025
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James City County staff showed 25,000-square-foot library schematics and a timeline for site work; the Board approved a not-to-exceed $900,000 change order to design off-site road improvements tied to the Government Center project.

James City County staff presented schematic designs and a timeline for a proposed library addition to the consolidated Government Center, and supervisors approved a design change order for off-site road improvements not to exceed $900,000.

The presentation, delivered during the Board of Supervisors’ business meeting on June 24, described a library roughly 25,000 square feet in size attached to the Government Center and intended to house a technology branch with a makerspace, study rooms, a café and public programming space. Brad Reinheimer, James City County staff, said the schematic design phase is underway and that two public input meetings are scheduled July 7 and July 9 at the rec center. “It’s coming along, certainly change is being made but it’s looking really good,” Reinheimer said.

The nut of the matter is timing and connectivity: staff said they…

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