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LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER: "IT'S NOT SAFE NOW"

(Richmond, IN)--Here’s more on the structural integrity of Morrisson-Reeves Library.  On Wednesday night, Wayne County Council tabled a proposal to issue $18 million in bonds to fund repairs to the deteriorating structure.  Library board member and local attorney Adam Forrest said time is of the essence.  "It's not safe now,"  Forrest said.  "It (repairs) needs to move quickly.  Every day that goes by, everything gets more expensive."  But Forrest did say that closure is not imminent.  "It won't close tomorrow.  We wouldn't do that to our community.  It would be a gradual process,"  Forrest explained.  There is no specific timetable for Council to again address the bond proposal.