DETAILS ON VANKLEEK HILL LIBRARY BUILDING ISSUES RELEASED $ 0 - - & $ 5 * 7 * 5 r $ 0 . . 6 / * 5 : STEPHEN JEFFERY Stephen.jeffery@eap.on.ca
“and should we look at other alternatives”. West Hawkesbury ward councillor Gerry .JOFSBOE7BOLMFFL)JMMDPVODJMMPS1FUFS #BSUPOTQPLFBHBJOTU3PZTNPUJPO #BSUPOTBJEUIFTJUVBUJPODPVMECFTPMWFE by the council rather than “public involve- ment or a referendum”. “I think the library is a service integral to the community and we need to get them back open,” he said. “I believe this group has been duly elected to represent the cares and concerns of the public.” The motion was defeated. Roy and Lon- HVFVJMXBSEDPVODJMMPS.JDIFM-BMPOEFWPUFE in favour, while all other councillors voted against. Council staff were working with an engi- neering firm to develop a plan to address the building’s repair needs, as well as a one-to-five year budget for the work.
Repairs to the Champlain library building are expected to cost about $109,000, according to a report made public last week. Lascelles Engineering’s structural assessment of the Vankleek Hill building found several issues with the structure, including “signs of vertical displacement of the central supporting wall on the second floor, damaged/deteriorated floor system members in the basement and under-desi- gned supporting frames”. The report, completed in June 2020 but released to the public last week, recom- mended that the library remain closed to the public until restoration work could be carried out. The most urgent restoration requirements would cost an estimated $77,000. Other issues, including drywall repair or repla- cement, as well as a leak investigation in UIFCBTFNFOUPG.BJO4USFFU&BTU XBT calculated to cost another $14,500. The total cost was estimated at $109,800 when a 20 percent contingency of $18,300 was included. The assessment was issued with a bundle of documents related to the library building’s condition in Champlain council’s .BSDINFFUJOHBHFOEB JODMVEJOHBO&7# Engineering study from April 2019 and an inspection report from Pierre Tabet architecte JO.BZ
Une firme d’ingénierie a estimé que les réparations nécessaires au bâtiment de la bibliothèque Champlain coûteraient environ 109 000 $. — photo Stephen Jeffery
In a press release issued prior to the report’s public release, the municipality said $150,000 had been allocated for repairs to the building in the 2021 budget. Electrical and structural work, as well as the installation of fire alarm systems were underway, but had been delayed due to pandemic restrictions. During a discussion about the report at Thursday night’s council meeting, L’Orignal ward councillor André Roy proposed sending letters to the public to determine whether they supported the expense of the repairs,
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