Sentinel The Shorewood
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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Vol. 18 No. 1
TURNING THE PAGE Library District Board OKs purchase of new building By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter
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he Shorewood-Troy Library District Board has approved the purchase of five acres of land for the construction of a new library building next year. At a cost of $500,000, the land in Towne Center, near the reservoir pond and the amphitheater, would serve as the potential site for the new library, a state-of-the-art facility, currently being designed with assistance from architectural firm Nagle Hartray. Library Director Jennie Mills and members of the Library Board have been pursuing the idea of constructing a new library building, citing concerns over a lack of space
“Due diligence is still being performed on the site, and closing on the land will not occur until February.” Jennie Mills, Library Director sufficient to serve the library’s 19,000 patrons. They also cite limitations on both space and electricity in the current building, which have compromised the library’s ability to meet its patrons’ technology needs. Earlier this year, library board’s building consultants completed research to determine among other things, the amount of space needed and the technology requirement. Architects and library administration have been taking feedback from the community in the design process.
But while the move to purchase was approved, it occurred with a split vote, as some members of the board voiced concern over the details of the contract, which at the time of the vote, did not include a legal description of the property. “The board has not yet obtained the legal description, but we expect it from the seller shortly, and it will be approved by the board,” Mills said “Our attorney did advise us that it was acceptable to sign at this point, as the
contract covers the surveying and the production of the land description, as well as our remedies if the land description does not meet our expectations.” “Due diligence is still being performed on the site, and closing on the land will not occur until February,” Mills said.The due diligence will check to see if the land is contaminated, though we don’t expect that it is, or if it will pose significant problems to build on it.” See LIBRARY BUILDING, page 2