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Show Layton Library: Stalled By Increases In Cost Of Jail? FARMINGTON Construction Con-struction of the new Layton headquarters library could be delayed up to two years by increased in-creased costs for the new county jail in Farmington. THE LIBRARY board received re-ceived that word Monday during dur-ing their regular meeting in the county commission chambers from Comm. Morris F. Swapp w ho also sits on the board. He related a conversation with Comm. Ernest Eberhard indicating in-dicating there will be "quite an overage" on the jail construction. construc-tion. " Either all or part of the mill levy will have to be left on" to complete the jail. Comm. Swapp said. In a telephone interview. in-terview. Comm Eberhard said details on further cost "close to $1.6 million." A CHANGE order upped the original jail cost by $149,000 and completing the third floor rather than merely shelling it add additional cost, he said. Plans had called for transferring transfer-ring the mill levy from the jail to the library in 19$ 1. But construction con-struction on the headquarters library, originally set for early next year, may be delayed "six months to a vear." or until 19S2. THAT FACILITY is to be constructed on the south side of Hawthorne facing Wasatch Drive in the Layton Commons area near Layton High School. Projections put square footage at about 30.000 square feet with nearly 22.000 on the upper up-per level for book placement and more than 8.000 on the lower level for administrative offices and an auditorium. Current projections put the cost at nearly $2 million, thus far, although final plans have yet to be drafted. Bob Dewy of Bountiful is the architect. "IT'S A sensative issue to Layton," Mr. Whitesides, himself a Laytonite, said, adding the county commission should draft a letter to Layton officials outlining the situation. situa-tion. "It's disappointing," he said of the news pointing to possible library construction delay. "The commission has an obligation to the library. The residents of Layton have wanted one for a long time." Comm. Swapp said completion comple-tion of the third floor of the jail is needed to provide office space for agencies including the Utah Highway Patrol. He said state officials had told him the UHP was planning to move into the new jail although he hadn't been previously aware of that. "FROM WHAT I understand under-stand the sheriff (Brant Johnson) John-son) is in the process of signing a contract for them to come over (UHP to the jail). They've been quartered in the (Davis School District) credit union. They think perhaps they can work more smoothly if they are located together (sheriff's office and UHP)." the commissioner com-missioner said. Library Director Jeanne Layton said the architect was "at the point of developing more detailed drawings" that she though w ere "an improvement" improve-ment" on the site. THE ARCHITECT should be paid for the work he has completed by "may have to hold that in abeyance," Mr. Swapp added, tb |