As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported today, Fulton County may finally be tackling a long-standing maintenance backlog that has left some of its most prominent buildings a leaky, moldy mess.
But even as it sinks tens of millions of dollars into rehabbing existing buildings, the county is completing a campaign to build eight new library branches. On Oct. 1 the county will open its seventh new branch: the Metropolitan Library in Atlanta. That leaves only the new Southeast Atlanta Library to be completed, and it should be open early next year.
Voters approved a $275 million library construction program in 2008. In addition to the new libraries, the first phase also includes expansions of the Auburn Avenue Research Library and the South Fulton Library, which are also under construction.
Next up: renovation of 23 existing library branches and construction of a new Central Library.
County Manager Dick Anderson said building the new libraries while renovating existing libraries and other county facilities will be a significant achievement.
“We are investing in infrastructure to deliver the best service,” Anderson said.
You can learn more about Fulton County's efforts to rehab existing facilities here.
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