Newton Mayor Leroy Koehn addressed the crowd of 150 that braved a brisk afternoon on Jan. 31 to attend the groundbreaking for Newton’s new public library. “Did you ever imagine today was going to come?” he asked the crowd. Koehn said many doubted the community would be able to accomplish the goal. “Thanks to the hard work of the community, here we are, a prime example of a public-private partnership,” he said. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of construction on a $7.8 million, 30,000-square-foot library building funded by the city of Newton, the Newton Public Library board and millions of dollars of local donations.
Source: Harvey County Now
