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Library construction to start Feb. 9; council approves $165,000 FY2027 allocation
Summary
Reinbeck library construction is set to begin Feb. 9 with temporary access changes; the council approved increasing the library's FY2027 budget request to $165,000, noting a General Fund shortfall of approximately $65,000 that will be covered from reserves.
Library representatives told the city council that construction at the Reinbeck library will begin on Feb. 9, 2026. The Clark Street entrance will be closed during construction and patrons will use the Blackhawk Street entrance; because that entrance is not handicap accessible, the library will provide curbside pickup and local deliveries during construction.
On the FY2027 budget, library leadership reported they could not make the previously approved $140,000 figure work and requested $165,000 while reducing proposed salary increases to 2.8 percent. After discussion, Councilmember Pease moved to approve the $165,000 library budget request and to approve other board requests as presented; the motion passed by roll call (Wambold, Pease, Johnson, Trepp, Bueghly — all aye). The minutes record the city's General Fund budgeted expenses for FY27 at $947,230 and projected revenues at $882,699, leaving an approximate $65,000 deficit to be taken from General Fund reserves.
The minutes do not record further conditions on library spending or a line-item reallocation; the council noted the library board's plan to lower salary increases to align with city-wide 2.8 percent.
