KRL wants public’s help on Silverdale Library design
Published 11:31 am Monday, November 3, 2014
Kitsap Regional Library will conduct a public discussion about the design concept for the new Silverdale Library during a meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 12. The location for the meeting is to be determined.
The meeting will begin with a brief presentation by Rice Fergus Miller Architects that will focus on the larger goals for the library project and explain in general terms what KRL will be planning to provide in the new library.
Most of the meeting, however, will be set aside to allow the public to talk about what patrons would like to see included in the planning for the library.
In addition to the Nov. 12 meeting, KRL will post a display about the development of a design concept for the new library in the existing Silverdale Library at 3450 N.W. Carlton St. in Old Town Silverdale.
Included with that display will be comment sheets that library visitors can use to submit their comments about the design concept.
KRL has contracted with Rice Fergus Miller to conduct preliminary design work for the new library. A rendering of a design concept will be created by the end of the year so the KRL Foundation can begin a fundraising campaign to pay for the new building.
Early estimates are that it will take a total of about $7 million to buy the land and build and furnish the new library. KRL intends to pay for the library through private donations and grant funding.
Kitsap Regional Library is negotiating a formal purchase agreement for the library site. The KRL Board of Trustees is expected to approve the final agreement at their meeting on Nov. 25.
