What's Next?

A community open house was held on October 22nd, to get feedback on the interior layout and the preliminary exterior design for the renewed Georgetown Branch/Cultural Centre. For the first two weeks of November, we will be displaying the interior design boards in the glass display case located in the main lobby of the Georgetown Branch/Cultural Centre. The boards will showcase the preferred colour scheme, furnishing styles and fabrics, floor and wall treatments, and the layouts for the various spaces. Comment forms will be available for people to complete and submit to staff at the Circulation desk. We hope that you will stop by for a look and take the time to submit constructive comments.

By year end, we expect to confirm two critical elements of the project: the exterior design, and the heating/cooling system. With regard to the latter, a test bore hole will be done the second week in November on the 50 Market St. property, with a report to follow indicating whether the geology underground is suitable for a geothermal system. If the test proves favourable, the bore hole will become one of several holes for the required bore hole field needed to heat and cool the building. Like the new Acton Branch, the renewed Georgetown Branch/Cultural Centre is aiming to be an environmentally respectful building, and a geothermal system will be a significant step towards this goal