After taking a brief pause for the busy summer months, the Island Free Library is ready to get back to its large renovation project. The board of trustees received a report via telephone from Lucas Silva, the contractor supervising the work.Silva told the board he was ready to finish up the interior trim and ceilings, and was ready to start painting once the trim is completed. He then explained that he would be ready to move into phase two.“Phase two is to make the building and windows maintenance-free and utilize impact-resistant glass.” His crew is replacing44 windows throughout the library, upgrading from wooden frames to vinyl. He is also replacing all the siding and trim, except onthe back of the building that was re-sided as part of phase one. Silva told the board it would take approximately 4,000 square feet of shingles and 1,000 linear feet of trim.Lucas reported the “bare bones” total for phase two as $242,000, with $55,000 for the windows and $66,000 for the installation.The rest of the cost is in the siding and trim materials, and labor. Silva explained that the several-years-old work previously performed on the addition did not match the original building;
