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Sand Point Branch Status Report

Project description

• Project canceled.

Key contacts for the new Sand Point Branch

• Capital program office: 206-615-1698
• Capital program office fax: 206-386-4108
• Capital program office e-mail: capital.program@spl.org

Milestones

• April 2007: The Seattle City Council on April 23 approved the recommendation of The Seattle Public Library board of trustees to not proceed with a branch in Sand Point.
• December 2006: The Library Board voted at its Dec. 20 meeting to recommend to the Seattle City Council to not proceed with building a branch library in Sand Point. Prior to the board meeting, the Citizen Implementation Review Panel (CIRP) voted 11-1 to support the board's intended recommendation to the City Council.
• March 2006: Residents attended a public meeting to discuss possible locations for a new branch library in Sand Point.
• October 2000: The City Council through Resolution 30254 voted to set aside $1.42 million of the $6 million Opportunity Fund for a library in Sand Point.
• September 2000: The Library Board voted to accept a recommendation by the CIRP to use Opportunity Fund money for a library in Sand Point. The $1.42 million budget was based on reusing an existing building.
• August 2000: CIRP recommended the Library Board reserve $1.4 million of the $6 million Opportunity Fund for a library in Sand Point. CIRP evaluated 10 proposals for funding.
• May 2000: Citizens for a Library at Sand Point proposed using a portion of the Opportunity Fund to establish a full-service library in Sand Point.
• November 1998: Seattle voters approved the $196.4 million "Libraries for All" bond measure to rebuild The Seattle Public Library system. The measure included a $6 million Opportunity Fund to be used for new or unanticipated neighborhood library capital needs for underserved areas of Seattle.

Quick facts

See also "Libraries for All" 1998 Capital Plan (issued March 13, 1998).

Content Modified: 4 May 2007

05/04/2007

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