Though it was a lesson learned

in the last Presidential election, members of the Peachtree City Library

Commission learned it again Tuesday when the bond referendum for expansion

and renovation of the library in Peachtree City passed by 76 votes.

The project will cost $4.7

million and will increase the size of the library by 11,000 square feet,

expanding both into the plaza and behind the current children's section.

In addition to larger sections for children, young adults and adults,

there will also be additional parking, better lighting, an improved HVAC

system with better humidity controls, a larger audio/visual section, repairs

to the roof, wider aisles, that are up to Americans with Disabilities

Act standards, and more.

The next step is the purchase

of the bond itself and Randy Gaddo, director of leisure services, will

address the library commission at their next meeting, Wednesday at 6:30

p.m. at City Hall, to tell both the commission and the community what

happens from here. Commission chair Chris Clark could not give a rough

estimate of when construction would start, stating that much of the remainder

of the process is in the city's hands.

When asked what he thought

contributed to the bond's narrow victory, Clark stated that there

was great planning on the commission's part. "We pulled together

and listened to the public to make it a community wide effort," Clark

added. "That's why I think it succeeded."