BY KEVIN CUMMINGS & CONNOR PITTMAN
City staff present $31M library renovations Richardson City Council authorized a contract setting a maximum price for the Richardson Public Library’s renovation. Council approved the guaranteed maximum price, which caps a portion of the construction costs incurred by the city, worth around $31.4 million to Balfour Beatty Construction during its Feb. 12 meeting. The overall budget for the project is $48.1 million. The overview The library renovation will include a refreshed interior, asbestos mitigation and exterior improve- ments, Director of Engineering and Capital Projects Jim Dulac said. Once complete, the renovated library will remain in the same location as the existing structure, which closed in September, to allow for construction to take place and staff to relocate.
Local group gets $27M to help unhoused Dallas and Collin counties have received about $27 million in annual funding to expand housing and related services for those experiencing homelessness. The context Housing Forward, the lead agency addressing homelessness in the counties, announced Feb. 5 that the All Neighbors Coalition landed the funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment. The coalition is a collective of organi- zations working to solve homelessness. The performance-based funding will go toward expanding rehousing efforts and related wraparound services. Last year, officials said they saw a 14% decline in unsheltered homelessness and a 32% decline in chronic homelessness.
Funding sources The city is using funds raised through the sale of bonds and issuing of certificates of obligation to finance the project.
2023 certificates of obligation: $12 million
Total Fund
2021 bond funds: $36.1 million
SOURCE: CITY OF RICHARDSON/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The temporary library space opened last October next to the temporary City Hall and will remain in use until the renovations are complete. What’s next? Dulac said construction on the old library facil- ity is expected to begin in March with an estimated completion in January 2026. The library renovation is part of a larger munici- pal campus update, which includes the design of a new City Hall.
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