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The Buckhead Library will not be demolished.

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted today to reject developer Ben Carter’s $24 million offer to buy the library, according to Stacy Wyman, an architect at Perkins + Will who was at the commission meeting.

Carter’s offer to buy the modern architectural mini-gem, demolish it, and use the land as part of a luxury mixed-used development sparked a public outcry in the form of the SaveTheLibrary.blogspot.com.

As far as I know, no similarly prominent pro-demolition movement has emerged. We’re keeping an eye on www.moreluxurycondosinbuckheadnowplease.com and will keep you up-to-date on any developments.

Speaking of stupid domain names, can you believe no one had www.turbanlegend.com until I bought it last night?

I have no idea what I’m going to do with it, but I’m still happy to have it.

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The Fulton County Board of Commissioners will decide tomorrow morning at 10 to accept or decline developer Ben Carter’s $24 million offer to buy the library, demolish it, and incorporate the land into his fancy Streets of Buckhead development.

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library system rejected Carter’s offer on February 27, but the county commission has the final say.

Or, in the words of the Save The Library blog:

This is where the commission can deny the library board’s recommendation to save the library and take the money and run!

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The blog Save The Library! reports the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System board has rejected developer Ben Carter’s offer to buy the Buckhead Library.

Carter reportedly planned to demolish the library and incorporate its two-acre site into The Streets of Buckhead, his company’s $1.2 billion mixed-use luxury development scheduled to open next year.

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