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Library parking-lot reconstruction to start Aug. 7; board hears revised five-year capital plan including delayed roof and two-year HVAC replacement
Summary
The library’s remaining parking-lot work is scheduled to begin Aug. 7, requiring closures for milling days and a shift to curbside services; trustees also heard a revised capital plan that defers the roof by one year and splits HVAC replacement across two years.
Muskego City Library trustees were told June 18 that Phase 2 of a multi-year parking-lot reconstruction is slated to begin Aug. 7 and will require the library to operate at a reduced service level during the most disruptive days.
Library staff said the contractor has scheduled two milling days (Aug. 7 as the initial date and Aug. 8 as a rain contingency). On those milling days the library building will be closed to the public and to staff because of truck traffic, dust and safety risks; staff and some functions will relocate temporarily to the New Berlin Library community rooms. Library staff plan to offer curbside services during the construction window and to relocate or postpone in-person events that overlap with the dates.
Board members reviewed a revised five-year capital plan that reprioritizes projects after maintenance staff reviewed current conditions. The city maintenance recommendation was to pursue the remaining parking-lot phase next year (the entrance/curb side that includes accessible spaces and the book drop) and to postpone the roof replacement by one year so the work can be sequenced with parking-lot concrete pours and curing schedules.
Trustees were also told that the building’s rooftop air-handling units are nearing end of life and must be replaced in a two-year program (currently projected for 2028–2029). Maintenance staff said changes in building code and refrigerant standards mean the work is more extensive than previously estimated and will include replacement of the refrigerant systems.
Other capital items on the board’s list include replacement of aging light poles and consideration of a keycard access system to limit risk from physical keys. Trustees discussed cosmetic short-term options such as repainting exterior poles, but staff cautioned that many poles have internal corrosion and will need replacement when funding is available.
No formal capital appropriation was adopted at the June 18 meeting; the board reviewed the draft plan and directed staff to refine cost estimates and bring any funding requests forward to the city in the normal municipal capital-planning process.
