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Henry board matches grant funds for library

From left, state librarian Julie Walker, Henry County Library System assistant director Dr. Adam Townes, and Nathan Rall of the Georgia Public Library Service during the grant presentation earlier this year.

Credit: Henry County government

Credit: Henry County government

From left, state librarian Julie Walker, Henry County Library System assistant director Dr. Adam Townes, and Nathan Rall of the Georgia Public Library Service during the grant presentation earlier this year.
By Monroe Roark for the AJC
Sept 14, 2022

The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted at its Sept. 7 regular meeting to approve the disbursement of $100,000 in matching funds to be applied toward a grant for the Henry County Library Board of Trustees regarding a renovation project at the county’s headquarters library in McDonough.

The library system applied for a 90/10 capital outlay grant and received $900,000 in state funding on the condition that a local match could be provided. The renovation is an approved project under the county’s special-purpose local option sales tax, so SPLOST funds will be used for the match.

Information: co.henry.ga.us.

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