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New library opens
On Sunday, Nov. 15, the township, officials from the Middletown Public Library and local residents celebrated the opening of the new West Chester library branch.
It’s thought to be a nearly $12.3 million building, although early predictions were that the total cost would be somewhere near $13.3 million. Some have commented the actual cost to be closer to $15 million, but that’s not the case according to Township Administrator Judi Boyko.
Here’s the breakdown:
Building: $8.14 million
Bridge: $380,000
Access road: $250,000
Site construction: $1.21 million
Total building cost is $9.98 million.
This doesn’t include “soft costs,” according to Boyko, (things like construction management fees, architectural fees, permits, engineering fees and general conditions, such as construction trailer rental, utilities during construction and other unexpected costs of site construction), which is about $2.3 million.
The number also doesn’t include the cost of the land, which came in at $2.14 million.
So, total project cost (including everything) is: $14.4 million.
In addition, the township is expected to hear from Partners in Prime Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, about their plans for the old library off Cox Road. The work session begins at 5 p.m. at the township administration building, at the corner of Cincinnati-Dayton and West Chester roads.
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