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Library board presents schematic design for downtown expansion; city and county have funded schematic design
Summary
Library board and staff briefed the council on a schematic design for an expanded main library and second‑floor children/teen space. The study calls for a main library of at least 65,186 square feet (current main ~30,000) and estimated construction costs were presented to the council.
Representatives of the Jackson Public Library and the library board presented progress on a proposed downtown expansion during the April 1 council meeting, summarizing a multi‑year feasibility and strategic planning process and recent schematic design work supported by city and county funds.
Philip Mullins, library board chair, and library staff reviewed usage data and recommendations from a feasibility study that called for a main library of not less than 65,186 square feet; the presenter said the current main library is about 30,000 square feet. The study also recommended an enlarged…
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