Amherst Town Council approves $36.3M Jones Library project
Valerie Gracechild of Amherst reads in the atrium of the Jones Library in Amherst on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 15, 2019. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/6/2021 1:45:35 PM
AMHERST A $36.3 million project to expand and renovate the Jones Library for the first time in more than 25 years is expected to get underway in early 2022 following Town Council’s approval Monday.
With District 3 Councilor George Ryan comparing the project to the vision and courage shown by Jones Library founder Samuel Minot Jones a century ago, councilors voted 10-2, with District 1 Councilor Cathy Schoen abstaining, to authorize $15.75 million in borrowing for the project.
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