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Acceptance of Grant from Arts Council/DCMS Libraries Development Fund to refurbish Scarborough Library

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Climate Change and Customer Engagement inc Contact Centre, website, libraries, digital and performance management (complaints and compliments)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To accept £200k grant from Arts Council / DCMS Libraries Development Fund to refurbish Scarborough Library

Decision:

To accept £200,000 from the Arts Council / DCMS Libraries Development Fund to refurbish Scarborough Library.

Reasons for the decision:

To accept £200,000 from the Arts Council / DCMS Libraries Development Fund to refurbish Scarborough Library. This grant will fund additional work to be undertaken to supplement previously agreed plans to enable much needed improvements to the public facing elements of the building enabling us to attract a wider range of customers and increase opportunities for partnerships and co-production to make the library more sustainable.

Alternative options considered:

To reject the grant.

Publication date: 03/03/2022

Date of decision: 03/03/2022

Effective from: 10/03/2022

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