NEWS: York BOS Questions Funding New Williamsburg Regional Library

Supervisors also act to reduce housing evictions, create revitalization area

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At a recent meeting, the York County Board of Supervisors discussed various aspects of the preliminary FY26-FY31 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) presented by County Administrator, Mark Bellamy, Jr. Funding the “Williamsburg Regional Library” is one of the line items that appears in changes from the previous years CIP plan. While outlining recommended changes, the document refers to the potential new library in Williamsburg with the statement “replace with a North County Library Services project. No change to funding.”

The County currently has an agreement with Williamsburg and James City County to fund part of a regional library system. York residents are able to borrow from both the library in Williamsburg and in James City County. York County also runs two libraries of its own. Though the Supervisors were clear to note they don’t intend to leave the regional operations contract at this point, providing funding to build a new library outsi…