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A new library is in the works for the Bellview community.

The Escambia County Commission voted Thursday night to approve the purchase of the property at 6425 Mobile Highway for $697,500 to build a new library — the first library in District 1.

The county approved the purchase of the land in a unanimous vote.

County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh, who represents District 1, said the library has been "a long time coming" for the area.

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Out of the county's five districts, District 1 is the only district that has no library.

The property was sold by Wells Fargo, which owned an office there.

The closest libraries to the new property are the Tryon Branch Library, 7 miles away, and the Southwest Branch Library, 14 miles away.

The construction of this new library is expected to "relieve the strain" on the other two libraries which are used disproportionately by District 1 residents, according to county documents.

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The West Florida Public Library Board of Governance will use the land to build the new library, but no time frame was released for when that will happen.

The county had two property appraisals done on the land — one with an estimate of $645,000 and the other with an estimate of $750,000.

"We're really going to make it something special for District 1, and it's right there by Bellview Elementary and Bellview Middle (schools)," Bergosh said. "It's an area that really could use a library."

Jim Little can be reached at jwlittle@pnj.com or 850-208-9827.

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