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Palm Desert unveils two-concept plan for new municipal library at Parkview site with $20M and $30M budget options
Summary
City staff and Richard Kennedy Architects presented low- and high-budget conceptual designs for a new Palm Desert municipal library on the Parkview site (options ~17,000 sq ft/$20M and ~26,000 sq ft/$30M); the county provided $4,000,000 and staff plans to return with appropriation requests and schematic designs aiming for occupancy in 2027.
City staff and the selected architect presented two conceptual designs for a new Palm Desert municipal library and said the library advisory committee unanimously recommended building a new facility on the Parkview (former Sheriff Station) site.
Ryan Lamb, capital projects, reviewed the project history: the council formed a library task force in June 2023 and voted in September 2023 to withdraw from the Riverside County library system and self-operate beginning July 1, 2024. Lamb said the city and county negotiated a withdrawal agreement that included $4,000,000 from the county to support development.
Architect Lee Swanson of Richard Kennedy Architects described a high concept…
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