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Library board asks county to fund engineering so new Ashland City/Kingsfork Springs branch can proceed
Summary
The library board presented plans Feb. 17 to expand or relocate the Ashland City and Kingston Springs branches, asked the county to contract civil engineering (naming Rudy Johnson) to confirm utilities and site layout, and said it would seek state library grants and private donations to cover construction costs.
The Cheatham County Library board told the county commission at the Feb. 17 workshop that it has been developing plans for two years to bring local branches up to state standards and that it needs county-contracted civil engineering to finalize site plans and pursue grants.
Bob Carey, who identified himself as a member of the library board of trustees, said existing space in Ashland City and Kingston Springs is inadequate: the Ashland City branch needs a build-out of the lower floor and the Kingston Springs branch is non-ADA-compliant and too small to separate children's and adult collections. Carey described planned services including after-school programs and a veterans room.
Commissioner (speaker 13) said the school board had deeded a parcel to the county for the library and that friends-of-the-library and the town of Pegram had already set aside roughly $15,000 to support the project. The board has begun the State Library System grant application process. Commissioner 13 recommended contracting with Rudy Johnson to produce necessary civil-engineering work within the next 30 to 60 days so the library board can solicit donors and finalize design.
No contract award or appropriation occurred at the workshop. Commissioners asked staff to return with cost estimates and, if appropriate, a contract for consideration at an upcoming meeting.
