Dorothy Bramlage Public Library Director Susan Moyer has confirmed that Library officials have applied for a second time for a grant to expand the library facility. An earlier grant request was denied.
The DCIP ( Defense Community Infrastructure Program ) grant would allow a new library to be built on the southeast corner of the former Junction City High School site, near 8th and Eisenhower. Without DCIP funding, officials have been planning for future expansion of the current library facility at their 230 W. 7th central Junction City location.
The new DCIP federal grant application is for more than $17 million.
USD 475 Board of Education members took action during a special meeting Wednesday that ensures space for a new library to be built at the former high school location if the grant funding becomes available. The site would also accommodate the school district's planned Early Childhood Center.