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Show Ireen Light Siwen FARMINGTON Davis County will apparently get its new library in Layton, but the facility will probably cost closer clos-er to $2 million than the $1.25 million previously planned, the county commission was told this week. BUT THE commission gave the green light to the construction construc-tion of the new library without any major changes in the size of the structure. The decision came at the close of a meeting between commissioners, Evan Whitesides, library board chairman; Ms. Jeanne Layton, county director of libraries; and Robert Newey, Bountiful architect hired by the county to design the facility. Mr. Newey told the group that the proposed building if built as planned would cost considerably more than originally origin-ally estimated. But to cut costs it would require reducing the size of the building or leaving a portion of the building unfinished. un-finished. MR. WHITESIDES added that the interior of the building would be structurely finished but that the complete building may not be furnished or a complete com-plete collection provided all at once. Commission Chairman Glen W. Flint said the new library will be financed by a mill levy, not yet determined, but what would probably amount to about ab-out 2 mills. "IF THIS is the case, we would use the mill levy (2 mills) that presently is used for construction of the new jail," said Comm. Flint. "The jail mill levy will terminate at the end of this year and we would simply transfer the two mills from one project to another." He noted, however, that if more than two mills are necessary neces-sary for the library, there will have to be a slight increase in the county mill levy next year. 1 "BUT IT'S possible that increased in-creased growth in the county, would offset any additional tax increase," commissioners agreed. Mr. Wwhitesides said bids for the new library will be let next February with construction construc-tion scheduled to begin in early spring of 1981. THE PROPOSED library will be comprised of approximately approxi-mately 22,000 square feet of space on the main level with an additional 8,000 to 9,000 square feet of basement space. The new library is scheduled for completion in the summer of 1982. |