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Leon Valley council delays decision on library annex and orders temporary closure pending town-hall input
Summary
Following debate over safety, costs and Friends of the Library fundraising, council voted to table the library‑annex/roof agenda item until Jan. 24, 2026 and temporarily close the annex to outside public use while staff prepares materials for a town‑hall prioritization.
Councilors spent more than an hour on Nov. 18 weighing short‑term repairs, replacement options and priorities for the library annex — a small modular structure used for book sales, archives and volunteer meetings. Public Works Director Melinda Mort told the council that one firm quoted a fully accessible prefabricated building for about $150,000 and recommended budgeting $200,000 to allow for site work; a prior estimate had been as high as $300,000.
Mort and the library director described heavy volunteer use, archive storage…
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