East Side library feasibility study
City of Vestavia HillsAlabama- Detected
- Oct 5, 2026
- 33 days ago
- Sector
- Library
- Est. value
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From the meeting
The January 2026 ordinance authorized Williams Blackstock Architects to start a limited scope feasibility, space programming, concept design, and summary document effort for an East Side Library/Community Facility at Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex. The later agenda text showed the council was still debating whether to keep the project moving and whether enough design and cost detail existed. That means the study is a live pre-construction signal, even though the source packet says the study was later paused or incomplete.
The next useful conversation is about scope, funding path, and what would restart the study.
- Meeting date
- October 5, 2026
- Agency
- City of Vestavia Hills
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