Article: LIBRARY SYSTEM LEASE TWICE WHAT HQ COST.(FRONT)

Byline: Pat Schneider The Capital Times

A regional library system is leasing a new materials delivery headquarters on Madison's south side for twice what it cost to build.

The South Central Library System will pay $158,362 a year for use of the 15,000-square-foot facility, director Peter Hamon said. That adds up to some $1.9 million over the term of the system's 12-year lease on the property.

The owners, Delta Storage, said the building was constructed for $750,000 to $800,000 including land costs.

Hamon said the library system has shied away from building a facility because of an unwillingness to take on debt, given an uncertain ...

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