Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Auditor’s Office has certified signatures with a petition that will put a quarter-percent sales tax on the November 4, 2014 elction ballot funding the planned expansion and renovation of Alfred Dickey Library.

Over 2,400 official signatures had been turned in with a minimum of 1,452 valid signatures was needed on the petition.

If the initiative, is approved, by a simple majority, the sales tax would be imposed beginning April 1, 2015, until the costs authorized or bonds or other debt instruments that have been issued are fully paid.

The sales tax cannot exceed a quarter percent of 1 percent of the gross receipts and it can not exceed $6.25 on any single purchase.

The quarter-percent sales tax would cost the average household in the county approximately $33.75 per year.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The floor plans courtesy of the James River Valley Library System (JRVL) System and JLG Architects shows the expanded and renovated Alfred Dickey.

  • James River Valley Regional Library James River Valley Regional Library Artist rendering of the new library.
  • James River Valley Regional Library. Level 1 & 2 James River Valley Regional Library. Level 1 & 2 Floor plan for levels 1 & 2.
  • James River Valley Regional Library. Level 3 & 4 James River Valley Regional Library. Level 3 & 4 Floor plan for levels 3 & 4.

The plans show the library would have four levels and includes an interior stairwell and an elevator to access each floor.

The main level, in the new addition , includes a children’s area, and the upper level features a space for young adults, an audio technology room and a computer center.

A juvenile collection is to the right of the play area, and the room also includes space for reading and relaxation.

The upper level of the new addition, to the north, has a 700-square foot room in the northeast corner that will be used as a young adult space.

The floor plans also show space reserved for archived material, a local history area, quiet reading room and group study areas.

The lower level of Alfred Dickey will feature a multi-purpose programming room and a larger community meeting room, continuing to go up a flight of stairs to the top level of the new addition.

More space will be added to the community meeting room that will accommodate approximately 60 to 70 people,

The plans for the interior of the library are still awaiting final approval by the JRVLS Board of Directors.

The JRVLS Board of Directors meets September, 17. 2014.

The JRVLS has submitted a petition to county officials, with 2,419 unofficial signatures to put a quarter percent sales tax on the November 4, 2014 ballot to fund the planned expansion and renovation of Alfred Dickey Library.