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County approves purchase of Wells Fargo-era downtown building for new main library
Summary
Pima County supervisors voted to buy the historic Wells Fargo building and adjacent parcels for a new downtown main library, approving purchase and beginning due‑diligence for renovation.
Pima County voted June 3 to buy the former Wells Fargo building and adjoining parcels in downtown Tucson as the county’s proposed new main library site and to begin the due‑diligence and renovation planning.
Chair Rex Scott moved the measure; the board approved the purchase 4–1. Supervisor Steve Christie cast the lone no vote, saying he favored preserving the building on the private market rather than taking it off the tax rolls.
Nut graf: Supporters and county staff argued the purchase is more cost‑effective than renovating the county’s current downtown library building and would preserve a landmark property while allowing modernization of…
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