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Vernon Area Library presents plans for 22,000 sq ft expansion, plans building referendum for district voters
Summary
Library director Anne Rasmussen told the Village Board the Vernon Area Public Library District plans a renovation and 22,000 sq ft expansion and intends to place a 20-year building referendum before district voters; she estimated an impact of about $11 per month ($135/yr) on a median Vernon Hills home in the affected district.
Anne Rasmussen, executive director of the Vernon Area Public Library District, told the Village Board on April 21 that the library has preliminary designs for a renovation and expansion of its Lincolnshire campus and plans to seek voter approval for a building referendum.
Rasmussen said the project would renovate the main building, add about 12,000 square feet and return a 1974-era annex to public use for roughly 10,000 square feet of usable space, for a total net increase of roughly 22,000 square feet. She described the proposal as a response to…
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