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Pima moves forward on plans for new library and fire station after securing initial grants
Summary
Town Manager Vernon Batty told the council the town has secured $200,000 from United Way and other funds toward a planned new library and is pursuing a $2 million USDA CDF grant for a fire station that would require a 25% local match.
Town Manager Vernon Batty told the Pima Town Council on Feb. 10 that the town is moving ahead with plans for a new library and for a new or renovated fire station at the current site, contingent on securing matching funds.
Batty said United Way has donated $200,000 toward the library, the town will apply a $12,000 insurance payment from a past library flood to the project and he has applied for an additional $50,000 grant to support construction. He said the town has also applied for $2 million in Congressionally Directed Funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture; that award, if received, carries a requirement that the town provide a 25% match. Batty said the town is having the land and existing buildings appraised to determine whether those assets can be counted toward the local match.
The manager described the library project and the fire station plan as linked in the town’s longer-term capital strategy: the current library property could be incorporated into a new fire station plan depending on funding and appraisal results. Batty emphasized the work is preliminary and funding will determine the final scope and timeline.
Councilmembers did not vote on a specific construction contract or appropriations at the Feb. 10 meeting; Batty said further steps will include completing appraisals, clarifying the terms of any grant awards and returning to council for formal approvals once match details and final project scopes are known.
The council encouraged coordination with school and community stakeholders; Batty invited counsel and staff to bring suggested edits and follow-up questions to the next meeting or the scheduled work session(s).
