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By plnkh | November 6, 2006
The Library Board has adopted an ambitious schedule to move forward with the new building project. In October engineering studies were conducted on the building site to determine if there were any environmental hazards that would translate into hidden costs a meeting was held with representatives of the village and the town to discuss access and parking for the park and the new library. Also in October the Board reaffirmed its commitment to fund raising by inviting interested members of the community to meet to formulate a capital campaign.
In November our architect (Peter R. Hoffmann) began work on the preliminary design while the Board discussed square footage and key service areas. We secured short term financing for the land purchase to allow us to proceed while the capital campaign takes shape. We hope to close on the land by the end of the year, so that it will be off the tax rolls for 2007 (a $15000 +/-).
Our hope is to bring our project to the voters within the next year. The village of Goshen is celebrating its bi-centennial in 2009. Ground breaking for the new library would be a wonderful complement to the celebrations being planned.
I’ve been chastized for the length of time between posts. Rest assured that significant milestones will be posted, and in between I will make a stronger effort to remind you of every day life in your library.
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