Nelson City Council has voted unanimously for earthquake strengthening to begin on the Elma Turner Library. Nelson City Council has unanimously voted to commence earthquake strengthening for the Elmer Turner Library, with repairs planned to take place as soon as possible. Thursday’s council meeting saw the mayor and 12 councillors vote unanimously to approve earthquake strengthening for the central city library, valued at around $1.4 million. READ MORE:* Councillors back Riverside site for new library proposal* New $44m riverside library project proposed for Nelson* Flood risk fears over plans to move council offices to riversideMartin De Ruyter/Stuff The riverside area of the Elma Turner library will hopefully reopen in January. The $1.4m project was unrelated to the new library, and was focussed on getting the Elma Turner Library reopened for public use.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2022 20:22 UTC