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and circulation growth -Proposed CIP Project, years 6 to 10 Lucinda Munger said the Southern Library Project is ongoing. She said the library will be installing a library kiosk, holding about five hundred items, to coincide with the opening of the Cedar Grove Community Center. She said this kiosk will be serviced by the current currier service. She said the main library branch is in the CIP for years six through ten for the following reasons: 1. Projected population increase of 2,300 new residents within the town limits of Hillsborough. 2. A train station to be built on the Collins property, within walking distance of downtown Hillsborough. 3. The possibility of another residential area in the downtown area of Hillsborough. 4. The library currently has a lot of constrained space. Commissioner Price asked if there would be an addition to the library or a reconfiguration of the current space. Lucinda Munger said the best use of their current space is being discussed. She said if current space is not sufficient, then the option of building up or out will be considered. Commissioner Jacobs asked if there have been any discussions with Hillsborough about co-locating a library in the Colonial Inn. Lucinda Munger said no. Jeff Thompson said the library kiosk item is listed on page 24. Jeff Thompson presented the following PowerPoint slide: Justice Facilities Subqroup Constraints Opportunities -Inadequate, depreciated detention facility -New detention facility -Proposed CIP Project Complete Fiscal Year 2018 to 2019 -Chapel Hill Court facility -Potential site at Southern Campus Jeff Thompson said the jail is inadequate, and a new detention facility will be soon be built. He said the Chapel Hill Courts Facility may relocate to the Southern Campus but there is no time frame for this move. He said the new Justice Facility in Hillsborough is adequate, well used and well operated space. Sheriff Blackwood said the justice facilities in Chapel Hill can be absorbed into Hillsborough, but it would not be convenient for residents, operational staff, attorneys, and police officers. He said the thought of moving it too far north is one that he would hope to steer away from. Sheriff Blackwood said the Old Courthouse within the new justice facility, the Mural Courtroom, was built as a sixty-year courthouse. He said it has served, and continues to serve, its purpose very well. He said they do have room for expansion at the new facility in Hillsborough, but not in Chapel Hill. Sheriff Blackwood said it is important to think ahead since construction costs are only going to go up. Commissioner Pelissier said the space study did not look at the old jail. She said how would the old jail be used when the new jail is built.