The Community of Sutton has long been in need of a new community facility to serve as both a Library and a Community Resource Center
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Sutton Community Resource Center Location:
PO Box 266
Sutton Alaska 99674
Phone:
907 745-4467
Email:
Sutton Library
The building we are currently housed in was formerly the Sutton Fire Hall. It is more than 30 years and 2,250 square feet it has become too small to house an adequate library collection or provide space to our community for programming needs.
In September of 2002, the community of Sutton began its quest for a new facility. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has secured a piece of property for the new facility and we have a conceptual design completed.
The Alpine Historical Park located adjacent to the new library site will be sharing our facility’s infrastructure. The Historic O’Neil House, situated on The Alpine Historical Park property has been identified as the selected site, by the Glenn Highway Byways Committee as the Glenn Highway Visitors Center.
The current library is the center of our community:
It is our Community Resource Center
We provide a variety of services for the entire community.
Our regular library services include:
- A Summer Reading Program
- Pre-School Story Hours
- Teen Programming
- Baby Lap-Sit
- After School Programming
- Adult Book Club
- Foreign Film Club
- Adult Programming
- Fly – Tying
- Travel
- Energy
- Satellite Job Service Center
- Public Health Clinic’s
- Programming to Local Elementary Schools
- Delivering Mat-Su Borough Forms and Services
- Provide Meeting Space
- Offer wireless Service
- Copy Machines, Fax and notary services
We anticipate the total budget for this project to be $3,2 million. To date we have received funding and commitment in the amount of $765,572.
We need your support and donations to complete our project. Any money donated could be used for purposes you specify or deferral of construction costs.
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The Sutton Community Resource Center is currently on the Mat-Su Borough’s Capital Improvement List which has been submitted to the Alaska State Legislature. We are hopeful that the bill was passed, SB119 sponsored by Senator Bert Stedman and will receive funding this year.
The Mat-Su Borough has included the Sutton Community Resource Center on their priority list of Federal Economic Stimulus Projects, submitted to our US Congressional delegation.
Please Write to our list of Legislators of your support for this project, any donations would be appreciated.
We look forward to the challenge of this proposal, increasing our size while maintaining the atmosphere and the values of our community.
We thank you for your consideration
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