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Friendswood considers new facilities to meet growing community needs
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The Friendswood Public Library The building is 45 years old with nearly 22,000 square feet. It was last renovated in 2017 and before that expanded in 1996. The building lacks needed space, while the roof and electrical equipment have several issues, according to city documents. 8,060 -square-foot addition being proposed to meet growing administrative needs The Friendswood Activity Building The building is more than 50 years old with about 10,000 total square feet, according to city documents. It has capacity for about 25% of the current programming needs for the Parks & Recreation Department. Several of the building’s systems, including its HVAC, have exceeded their service life, documents show. The proposed plan calls for a new building with features such as:
Friendswood city officials at City Council’s Oct. 7 meeting discussed the possibility of expanding the Friendswood Public Library and building a new community center to better serve a growing and changing community. At the meeting, City Council heard from Ryan Bass, an architect from PGAL Inc., which is a Houston- based architectural firm. Bass gave a presentation outlining potential upgrades for the library and constructing a new community center next door to the library, according to agenda documents. The plan for the library calls for expanding it to accommodate growing administrative needs, as well as to meet growing demand from the community, according to the presentation. Meanwhile, the community center would help meet more programming needs for the city’s Parks & Recreation Department.
New community center land Friendswood Public Library expansion
Friendswood Activity Building
Friendswood Public Library
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2.8 acres of land
63,839 square feet
3 stories
SOURCES: CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, PGAL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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