Items are piled up at the Post Falls Library as it undergoes repairs following mid-January winter weather damage and flooding. The destruction caused by freezing in the Post Falls and Athol library buildings is estimated to cost up to $1 million and will take four to six months to repair.
February 1, 2024
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Damage at Post Falls, Athol libraries could near $1 million
Several months expected to repair weather-related destruction
The catastrophic damage caused by freezing in the Post Falls and Athol Library buildings is estimated to take four to six months to repair. “The total damage could near $1 million," Community Library Library Network Library Director Alexa Eccles said in a Wednesday news release. "It is still too early to say. The total cost estimates for facilities should be back in about a month," she said. "The adjusters are very busy right now with so many claims."