Collierville aldermen weigh library expansion
Collierville leaders to decide whether to include an expansion and refresh of the Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library in their 2025-26 budget. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
Collierville leaders are wrestling with whether to include an expansion and refresh of the town’s library in their 2025-26 budget.
The topic and the $14.5 million price tag were part of discussions in two work sessions last week. Discussions on Thursday, April 17 followed presentations by staff the previous Monday afternoon before touring the Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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