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Anchorage panel hears plan to renovate Old City Hall into downtown library funded by state grant and Getz Trust
Summary
Library and foundation representatives told an Assembly subcommittee that a $2.5 million state construction grant and funds from the Getz Trust would fund renovation of Old City Hall and support operations for 12 years; the agreements are scheduled for the Jan. 7 Assembly agenda.
Anchorage Public Library leaders and the Anchorage Library Foundation told the Assembly Municipal Services, Ethics and Elections Committee on Dec. 18 that two negotiated agreements would let the municipality renovate Old City Hall and operate a downtown library for 12 years, contingent on Assembly approval Jan. 7.
Elizabeth Nikolai, acting director of the Anchorage Public Library, said the project relies on two funding sources: a $2,500,000 state grant intended for construction and funds from the Getz Trust intended for operations. "The municipality of Anchorage will renovate Old City Hall and then, operate for 12 years a library in Old City Hall," Nikolai said. Municipal and foundation attorneys have negotiated separate agreements making the municipality a subgrantee for the construction funds and documenting the…
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