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Jason Hathaway is a freelance writer for the building design and construction industry. Throughout his career, he has done extensive research on a wide variety of construction-related issues and products, and has written articles for several industry publications in the areas of interior construction, industrial heating and ventilation, residential building, and municipal water systems.
The City of East Grand Rapids, Mich., was faced with a predicament in 2004. City Hall and the East Grand Rapids Public Library, built adjacent to each other more than 40 years ago, were no longer sufficient to accommodate the needs of the community.