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Sunday, 20th June 2010

Video: Public Libraries: Will San Diego Finally Get A New Downtown Library?

A video segment [it runs 4:11] and transcript from the June 18, 2010 edition of San Diego Week that airs on KPBS.

A San Diego City Council vote is set for June 28th to decide if a new library (estimated cost, $185 Million) in downtown San Diego will or will not be built.

From the Transcript:

[Gloria] PENNER [Program Host]: And who’s paying for that {the construction of the library]?

[Katie] ORR [KPBS Reporter]: It comes from a variety of sources. There’s a $20 million grant from the state, which actually drives the need to get it started by August 1st.

PENNER: $20 million?

ORR: $20 million from the state. $20 million from the school district, because they are going to put a charter school on the top two floors. $30 million from private donors.

PENNER: $30 million private.

ORR: And then about $80 million from redevelopment district – CCDC.

PENNER: That gives me $140 million.

ORR: Yes, they are about $32 million short, which is the big sticking point for a lot of people. Some council members are skeptical about moving forward with the project when they don’t have all the money in place. Library supporters say that’s not how fundraising works. They say it’s actually pretty impressive that they’ve raised as much as they have so far with the project being uncertain. They say that once they start construction going on and steel coming out of the ground that people will say okay this is really happening, I feel safe giving you money now.

Source: KPBS

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