Clackamas County officials are weighing options for redesigning construction of the Oak Lodge Library and an adjoining community facility after preliminary design drafts came in $7.2 million overbudget.
The new library, along with a community center and park, are planned for the old Concord School property purchased by North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District in 2019 near the intersection of Concord Road and McLoughlin Boulevard.
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