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Aurora presentation outlines roughly $35 million in library and cultural facility needs, recommends new Ward 2 branch
Summary
Aurora’s director of library and cultural services presented master plans and condition assessments that put library and cultural deferred maintenance and capital needs at roughly $34.8–$35 million across planning horizons, and recommended considering up to three new branches in growing Ward 2; timing and funding were not specified.
Ginger White Brunetti, director of library and cultural services, told the Aurora City Council that a recent strategic-plan and facilities-condition process identified substantial maintenance and capital work needed across the city’s five library branches and several cultural facilities.
Brunetti said consultants Gensler (library work) and Gresham Smith (cultural services) supported the effort and staff reached more than 2,300 respondents through bilingual outreach, focus groups and town halls. "Our new mission statement for the Aurora Public Library is to nurture curiosity, capability, and confidence throughout all of life's chapters," she said.
On libraries, Brunetti reported facility-condition findings — outdated furniture and workspaces, limited charging and outlet capacity and signage gaps — and gave planning estimates: about $6,700,000 is…
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