The Covington Digital News Digital Edition June 5, 2015 | Page 3

Friday, June 5, 2015

NEWS
Library to get
$1,000,000,
new HVAC
Dr. Steve Whatley, Chairman
of the Newton County Board of
Trustees, said there was a time
when he thought the Covington
branch would have shut its doors.
The HVAC unit was beyond repair,
and the air in the library would be
too hot and humid for its many
guests and its many books.
However, at the last minute,
Newton County found a way to get
the library its funds, an HVAC unit
is imminent and the library will stay
open for many more years.
Tuesday evening the Newton
County Board of Commissioners
voted to start seeking out a loan
for the library’s new HVAC system,
which will cost near $1 million.
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A timeline of events | click on blue bullet point to see the event!

August 2013 bad news
August 2013
Renovations to come
June 2013 Beginning at
the top
March 2014
Construction begins

May 2014
Negotiations
June 1 City donation
June 2 Loan granted
June 3 Repairs to
begin

May 2014 State funds

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