Brown County Committee to Consider 5-Step, $14 Million Upgrade to Address Library Code Violations

New plan calls for up to $14 million in repairs for the Brown Co. Library. (Green Bay Press-Gazette, 2/19/2011)

Excerpt: The cost of making the Brown County Central Library handicapped accessible and completing other infrastructure repairs at the building will be about half the cost of complete renovation.

Boldt Construction of Appleton said a five-phase upgrade would cost $12 million to $14 million if the County Board approves it. Complete renovation of the facility was expected to cost $23 million, a price tag that supervisors said was too expensive.

"It still doesn't get us the renovation," said Library Director Lynn Stainbrook. "There's a lot of stuff that's not being done. But these steps will help bring us up to code.

Boldt's proposal is expected to be presented to the county's Education & Recreation Committee at its April 7 meeting.

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