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NORTHWEST LIBRARY PRESENTATION - BARRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Lauren Jessop, Chief Executive Officer for the Barrie Public Library (BPL), and Austin Mitchell, Chair of the Barrie Public Library Board provided a presentation concerning the Northwest Barrie Library.
Ms. Jessop and Mr. Mitchell discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The business case request for a community library in Northwest Barrie;
• BPL Board approval;
• BPL Master Facilities Plan;
• Focus of the BPL community engagement team;
• The opportunities for a library in Northwest Barrie;
• An estimate of the operating costs for a northwest library; and
• The next steps.
Members of City Council asked a number of questions of Ms. Jessop and Mr. Mitchell and received responses.