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Library circulation up, book sale draws 925 and county seeks 2,000 tons of millings for trails project
Summary
County staff reported a monthly library circulation of 6,420 (about 2,400 more than last year) and said the library book sale drew about 925 people; commissioners also discussed a perimeter trail project that will require roughly 2,000 tons of road millings and student-designed entrance artwork to be selected by community vote.
County staff and commissioners highlighted a strong month for the county library and outlined community plans to build a perimeter trail using reclaimed road millings.
Speaker 4 and Speaker 2 reported the library's monthly circulation at 6,420 items, roughly 2,400 more than the previous year; officials credited in-person and online circulation and noted that many library programs do not draw from the library's operating budget. The library book sale previously drew about 925 attendees, staff said.
On parks and public works, Speaker 2 requested donated millings for the perimeter trail project, saying the group needs about 2,000 tons in total, and asked partners to begin prep work in January so the trail can be built before June. The county plans to engage students from three schools to design entrance art; each school will submit one design and the community will vote to choose the install.
Speaker 3 explained that milling quality and compaction matter: if millings are chunky they require specialized equipment to break them up before laydown. Commissioners discussed logistics, trucking and the potential need to haul millings from neighboring counties when local supplies are unavailable.
What happens next: Staff will follow up on donated millings, coordinate trucking logistics and present designs from participating schools at the January meeting, with community voting and construction planned for the spring.
