Campbelltown Council to build cafe in its library despite having no tenant CAMPBELLTOWN Council is forging ahead with plans for a cafe in its library, despite failing to find a tenant for the business. The council last year voted to seek expressions of interest from businesses to move into the Montacute Rd, Newton, library. Under the original plan, the tenant would pay an undisclosed amount for the cafe to be built and would retain its takings. However, according to a council report businesses approached by council said the proposal was too expensive. Elected members last week voted to spend $40,000 of federal funding the council received last year to build the cafe. Speaking at the meeting, Cr Max Amber questioned whether a tenant for the library would be found. "I am a little bit fearful the works could be done without anyone to take the business up," Cr Amber said. What if we can't get anybody to take it on? Campbelltown chief executive Paul Di Iulio told the meeting that building the cafe was in the council's "best interests." "We have been granted Federal Government funding to undertake the necessary structural works for the cafe," he said. We have a surplus of this funding, but we have to spend the full amount. Plans for a cafe were first flagged in March last year. The library had a $9 million redevelopment in 2010.