Councilman Hawkins is proud to have the next major investment in this community planned for District 25 and the Southwest Region of Jefferson County.  “We have fought to have money set aside in previous budgets for the study and eventual construction of new libraries, and this announcement affirms the fact that Metro can invest in new libraries by re-evaluating our priorities. I will continue to fight to get more funds for this Regional Library and to ensure that the other projects listed in the Master Plan are also implemented,” said Hawkins.

The planning for the Southwest Regional Library is coming despite slow economic times – this bodes well for the Master Plan when the economy turns around and when much of our debt is retired in the coming couple years.

There will be a public comment segment in the planning and design of the Southwest Regional Library.  Councilman Hawkins will work to keep residents informed on the planning and encourages the public to participate in the public comment meetings once they are announced.

In 2007, Louisville Metro Government purchased four acres of land behind Tumbleweed Restaurant in the 9800 block of Dixie Highway to build a new regional library.  The new library site can also be accessed off Kendall Road adjacent to Meijer’s.

The mayor will give a Minneapolis architectural firm $1.75 million to draft some of the plans. The same out of state architectural firm designed the new Newburg Regional Library pictured below.

Click here to read Sheldon Shafer’s article, Southwest library to be designed.

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