BY THE NUMBERS8,810: Dade County library card holders67,000: Items including books and literary materials12,000: Renovated library square footage47,000: Annual visitors10,000: Annual computer usersSource: Cherokee Regional Library System, Dade County Public Library officials
PROJECT FUNDING$675,000: State$100,000: USDA Community Facilities grant$30,000: City of Trenton SPLOST$50,000: Dade County SPLOST$855,000: Total project costSource: Cherokee Regional Library System officials
TRENTON, Ga. – A year behind schedule, the Dade County Public Library renovation and expansion project is back on track this week with a new contractor and a 120-day schedule for completion, officials said.
A few issues related to former contractor Knight and Associates of Atlanta’s shortcomings on the project still are in negotiation, but construction resumed this week, Cherokee Regional Library System director Lecia Eubanks said.
Eubanks, who also oversees the public libraries in LaFayette, Chickamauga and Rossville, said new contractor Chazler Inc.’s crews started bringing in materials this week and readying the site. Chattanooga-based Chazler was among the original bidders on the project, she said.