Complex sentence: In 1998, across neighboring Route 9, the Lower West Cedar townhouses were built and the former Poughkeepsie Steel Plant across Route 9 was purchased to temporarily house the library while the original Fontaine Hall was razed and a new library constructed in its place.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1998, across neighboring Route 9, the Lower West Cedar townhouses were built. The former Poughkeepsie Steel Plant across Route 9 was purchased to temporarily house the library while the original Fontaine Hall was razed and a new library constructed in its place.