The township is moving to a quick groundbreaking for a building that will serve as a dual town hall and library.
Patrons of the library or municipal building won’t have to adjust much. Those existing buildings are near each off Merchantville Avenue and North Crescent Boulevard (Route 130). The construction site for their replacements is the big lot at the rear of those buildings.
The project will cost about $28 million, with $9.3 million from a grant under the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act. Pennsauken is paying the rest of the bill. Dual municipal and library buildings also exist in Moorestown and Medford.
Killion said the new facility, at 54,480 square feet, will be easier to get around, with bigger and better amenities. The existing playground will be replaced with a disability-friendly Jake’s Place playground model. A walkway also will wind through the complex.