Gwinnett approves design contract for Snellville library relocation

Gwinnett commissioners approved a contract May 1 with TSW, Inc., to design a new branch library as part of a joint project with Snellville.

The library will occupy about a third of the new Market Building in the city’s planned Towne Center development on Wisteria Drive. The city will use the remaining space for a public market, restaurants, shops and other public, civic or educational uses. An intergovernmental agreement signed last summer spelled out how the two governments will share design, construction and operation of the facility.

Gwinnett County’s share of the design will be $338,416, which includes a portion of the design fee for a parking deck to be built as part of the project. The city approved $922,890 for its share of the design costs on April 23. The SPLOST-funded, 22,000-square foot library branch will replace the existing library branch at 2740 Lenora Church Road.