Riverside officials will make another try Oct. 3 at approving the design for the new Main Library, which raised concerns earlier this month because of its higher than expected cost.

The $40 million design didn’t get the four-vote majority required for approval on Sept. 5 – the City Council split 3-3 – but the Ward 7 vacancy has since been filled by the appointment of former councilman Steve Adams.

The new library was originally projected to cost $30 million. City management proposed shifting the other nearly $10 million from a planned $45 million police headquarters by eliminating holding cells from the facility, which has not yet been designed.

The council will discuss the Main Library project at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the council chambers at Riverside City Hall, 3900 Main St.