 After lengthy discussion, the Bemidji City Council approved to not move Carnegie Library away from Highway 197 in Bemidji. Last March, bids for the project were significantly higher than expected and were rejected by the Bemidji City Council. Friends and donors of the project filled the council chambers tonight to show support for keeping the Carnegie project alive. Not moving the 108-year-old structure saves nearly $780,000. The project will go back out for bids later this summer, meaning the committee has one last hurdle to clear before construction could start. Well, we're going to hustle all summer. We have to work with the architects to redo the plans simultaneously basically with the folks from the State Historic Preservation Office because they have to approve things. But we're going to do that. The idea would be put the project out for bids, get those numbers back, go for an approval and go for construction immediately. If approved, construction on the Carnegie could begin later this summer or early fall.