Leaky windows and a failing HVAC system at Montclair’s main library, along with water infiltration at the Bellevue Avenue Branch, prompted the Township Council’s approval Tuesday of $5 million to fund library building repairs.
“This is the largest piece of funding that we have given our wonderful library in many years, probably 50 years,” said First Ward Councilor Erik D’Amato, who chairs the council’s Infrastructure Committee. “It is not an extravagant expense.”
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[It will fund the following projects] according to the bond measure.
- Main Library HVAC System Overhaul – $1.4 million
- Main Library Roof Replacement & Solar Project – $700,000
- Main Library Windows/Building Envelope Upgrade – $2.2 million
- Bellevue Avenue Branch Water Infiltration Remediation – $500,000
- Bellevue Avenue Library Courtyard Restoration – $200,000
