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Marion eyes strip mall site for new 45000 square foot library
Marion officials plan to replace the Marion Square strip mall with a mixed-use complex including a roughly $12 million library of 45,000 square feet, plus 75 rental units and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The project total exceeds $24 million, as city managers push to fit a growing population and modern needs. The current 24,500 square foot library, built in 1996, is deemed too small with a poor layout, prompting calls for an open floor plan and scalable space to serve Marion’s rising population of over 37,000. Village Needlework owner Joan Ackerman faces closure as the block redevelopment proceeds.
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Marion
Marion Square
Lon Pluckhahn
Sixth Ave
Linn County
Pluckhahn
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Marion Library Board of
Rebecca F. Miller
Gazette
Joan Ackerman
Village Needlework
Ackerman
City Square Park