Brickbats to the city of Jacksonville’s Public Works Department for knowing about a water intrusion problem around the Main Library’s windows and skylights since 2010 and not doing anything about it. Public Works Director Jim Robinson told the council’s Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee that a city consultant did a lengthy study on the issue, but doesn’t know who’ll pay the $1.4 million repair cost. The lead firm, the Auchter Co., has gone out of business.
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