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Lebanon council backs expanded library design, authorizes appropriation transfer to pursue grants
Summary
The Lebanon City Council endorsed an expanded library design and approved a transfer of expenditure authority to allow the library to complete design work and pursue CDBG and other grants to fund a proposed $1.5 million expansion. Councilors stressed the project relies on grants and library trust funds, not new ongoing city general-fund spending.
Lebanon — Lebanon’s City Council on Nov. 12 endorsed an expanded design for the public library and approved a resolution to transfer appropriation authority so the library can finish design work and apply for grants, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
Library Director Kendra presented a larger design that expands the project from a previously adjusted $700,000 estimate to $1,500,000 and increases total building area from about 746 square feet to 1,605 square feet, with a multipurpose room of roughly 1,000 square feet. "Our initial project underestimated the true scope of community needs and growth," Kendra said, adding that programming for teens and after-school children has outgrown the current space. She said the…
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