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Residents, trustees urge Shenandoah County to fund central library expansion as costs rise
Summary
Multiple residents, library trustees and foundation members asked the board to fund a long‑planned Edinburg library expansion, saying donors have spent hundreds of thousands on planning and pledged $2 million while delays have pushed estimated costs higher.
Multiple residents, trustees and foundation members told the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors at a public hearing that the county should fund a long‑planned expansion of the central library in Edinburg.
"I just want to appeal to the entire board to seriously consider the needs of the library expansion, to consider how important we feel it is to manage our archives and our history," said Marina Sherman of Quicksburg, opening a series of library comments.
Brad Biddle, a member of the Shenandoah County Library Board, reviewed the project's history and the library foundation’s…
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