NEWS: Builder Selected for New $39M Williamsburg Library
City plans to borrow 49% of construction costs, expects local partners and private donors to cover rest
At its meeting earlier today, the Williamsburg City Council approved a preliminary agreement for the design and construction of a new Williamsburg Regional Library. The final costs of the project remain unknown and will likely become clearer during the design process, yet the City currently plans to borrow $19.5M for the library’s construction. The City is requesting another $15M from regional partners — split between James City County and York County — as well as expecting $5M in private donations.
The planned site for the new library is somewhere on the block where the current library, the police station and the Stryker Center are located. City documents indicate that a library renovation or new construction has been under consideration since 2019 and that the Council allocated $450K in the fiscal year 2023 budget f…
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