The Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library Board awarded a bid for the construction of a new library at the corner of U.S. 6 and Washington Street.
The winning bid came from Brown and Brown out of Elkhart in the amount of $1,210,600. Library Director Traci Stewart said the bid was higher than what was budgeted, so the board plans to scale back the project. They plan to do that at their Sept. 12 meeting.
Library officials anticipate breaking ground on the project in September.
The new 5,300 square foot library will allow more room to house a children’s room and a meeting room. All of the technology will be updated as part of this project.
In addition to several donations, an OCRA grant in the amount of $400,000 will help make this facility a reality. The property was donated by the Larry Hiler family.
