SENATOR HARCKHAM ANNOUNCES OVER $238,000 IN LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AWARDS FOR SENATE DISTRICT 40
Senator Pete Harckham announced on Tuesday August 13th, that over $238,000 in library construction awards were approved by the New York State Department of Education for the 40th Senate District. The funds were awarded to seven libraries in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties.
“Our local libraries are the heart of our communities,” said Harckham. "These generous library construction awards will be used to improve the physical condition of seven libraries in Senate District 40, modernizing things like electrical wiring, doors, lighting, ceilings, heating systems and room layouts, making them even more user friendly and better able to serve generations to come."
The libraries in Senate District 40 that are receiving awards, are listed in the chart below:
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Mid-Hudson Library System |
Dutchess |
40 |
Beekman Library |
11 Town Center BLVD, Hopewell JCT, NY 12533 |
$4,309 |
Energy efficient lighting installation |
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Putnam |
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Brewster Public Library |
79 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509 |
$8,375 |
Lighting and wiring upgrades |
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Dutchess |
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Pawling Free Library |
11 Broad St, Pawling, NY 12564 |
$6,246 |
Build a new teen space
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Westchester Library System |
Westchester |
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Croton Free Library |
171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 |
$19,714 |
Automatic entry doors |
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Hendrick Hudson Free Library |
185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548 |
$35,135 |
Electrical outlet installations |
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John C Hart Memorial Library |
1130 E. Main St., Shrub Oak, NY 10588 |
$24,094 |
Lighting replacements |
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Mount Pleasant Public Library |
350 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 |
$140,591 |
Lighting and heating system upgrades and installation of new ceiling |
New York State Senate District 40 includes parts of Northern Westchester (Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Salem, Peekskill, Pleasantville, Pound Ridge, Sleepy Hollow, Somers, Yorktown) Putnam (Brewster, Carmel, Patterson, Southeast) and Dutchess (Beekman, Pawling).
