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Denmark Library, a $15 million facility in southwest Forsyth County, is set to be completed in late 2024. Vertical construction at the site began in January, and the frame of the main library building is completed.
Denmark Library finds funds to add landscaping amenities By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Denmark Library, a $15 million facility in southwest Forsyth County, is now scheduled to open in late 2024, and possibly with amenities that were previously nixed from plans. At a work session Feb. 20, the Forsyth County Commission approved an easement and a service agreement with Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation to provide electricity at the new library.
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At the facility’s groundbreaking ceremony in July, library officials estimated Denmark would open in late 2024 or early 2025. The facility is now on track to open by the end of this year. In April, library staff had requested $1 million to cover the remaining construction costs, but commissioners were reluctant to grant the sum amid other increased expenses for capital projects and postponed the item. Ultimately, the County Commission granted the library $280,000 to cover con-
struction, but design elements had to be removed to fit within the budget. But, with newfound investment earnings totaling $509,868 in the project’s SPLOST VIII account, previously scrapped outdoor features, irrigation and landscaping are back on the table. FCPL Director Anna Lyle said she anticipates confirmation on the items that can be added back to the facility over the next two weeks.
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