FY 27 Proposed Capital Budget

Bel Air Library Renovations

LIBRARIES Project Number: Council District:

Expended/Encumbered as of 2/3/26: $1,317,288

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Location:

Bel Air

Project Schedule/Status:

Expended/Enc.

Budget

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Bel Air branch was last renovated in the 1990's and opened in its current state in 1998. It is located in the County seat and is the busiest branch in the system, circulating over 700,000 items and seeing more than 180,000 visitors in FY 2022. It continues to circulate more than 25% of the entire system collection. In 2016, the Children's Department was renovated and now includes an Early Literacy Center.

EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE

Cost Element

Prior

FY 2027 Approp Total

FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032

TOTAL

Engineering/Design Land Acquisition

800,000

800,000

800,000

0

0

Construction

5,582,000

5,582,000

5,582,000

Inspection Fees

0 0

0 0

Equipment/Furnishing

Total Cost:

6,382,000

0 6,382,000

0

0

0

0

0

6,382,000

FUNDING SCHEDULE

R7000 Future Bonds R3399 State Other R7100 Prior Bonds R6999 Other HCPL

5,007,000 1,375,000

5,007,000 1,375,000

5,007,000 1,375,000

0 0 0

0 0 0

Total Cost:

6,382,000

0 6,382,000

0

0

0

0

0

6,382,000

ESTIMATED OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT: Estimated Debt Service

FY 2026 45,925

FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031

TOTAL

241,106

43,629

41,333

39,036

36,740

34,444

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