Newton has hired a design and fundraising firm for what will likely be a new library project.
The commission approved accepting a contract with HBM Architects at a special meeting Wednesday night at 5 p.m. concerning the upcoming project. The costs for the design and fundraising process are estimated at $1.45 million, however it will be split up in phases, allowing the city and library to opt out should they choose to not move forward. Costs could also change depending on the size of the project.
“You’re committed to the project and going through the phases,” City Engineer Suzanne Loomis said of the commission’s decision. “If we trigger it to go to the next phase, it goes.”
(Read more: Newton Now)