Eugene funds Cortelyou library’s plaza renovation
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Council Member
Dr. Mathieu Eugene on Saturday
attended the Cortelyou
Library Summer Reading
kick-off event, where he presented
the Friends of Cortelyou
Library with a check for
$350,000 “to recognize their
winning proposal as part of
the Participatory Budgeting
Project in District 40.”
Proposed by resident Laurie
Davidson, Eugene said
the funding will go towards
a renovated outdoor plaza
and American Disabilities
Association (ADA)-accessible
entrance, as well as the
addition of an external water
fountain.
Eugene noted that Participatory
Budgeting is a process
in which “residents submit
community improvement
ideas that are voted on to
receive City Council funding.”
“It is an honor to join
you today for this wonderful
event,” said Eugene on Saturday.
“Life is a long process of
learning, and I am so grateful
to all of the wonderful people
who work every single day to
Council Member Mathieu Eugene presents Cortelyou Library with a check for $350,000 to renovate the outdoor plaza.
Offi ce of Council Member Mathieu Eugene
make our library a welcoming
place for our parents and
children.
“I want to acknowledge the
leadership of the library, Ms.
Antonia Bramble,” he added.
“We are grateful to all of
the staff, because the library
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wouldn’t be what it is today
without all of you.
“There are also people who
are here who not staff, but
they are volunteers, and they
are great citizens who are also
working to make our library
great,” Eugene continued.”
He thanked Davidson, “who
is a dedicated public servant
who proposed this project for
Participatory Budgeting.
“Because of her dedication
and vision, I am here to
announce that we are going
to have a wonderful renovation
of the library,” Eugene
said. “We are going to update
outdoor plaza, add handicapped
accessible doors and
an external water foundation,
so that our young people can
have access to water in the
summer.”