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Whats next wrote on Nov 27, 2009 12:38 PM:

" This is like an action that is more predictable from our neighbor city to the north. Their recent interactions have obviously influenced our Mayor and some Council members. Foolishness does rub off. .The next plan from an unpredictable administration is currently hatching behind closed doors. Standby for change. Who needs a capital budget? "




stepnorth wrote on Nov 27, 2009 7:48 AM:

" Excellent choice for a new library. Put up the book shelves, open the doors,and let the reading begin. Didn't have to study this too hard to come to the right choice. Starting to get a real down town. Got people now working for us that are not suffering from paralysis form analysis. "




Patriot wrote on Nov 27, 2009 7:20 AM:

" I hope that our local ELECTED officals are not trying to cram a "change" down our throats like Washington is doing. "




To David - Who wrote on Nov 22, 2009 11:46 AM:

" This is the same post "Posted" a year ago and what you can't seem to understand is that the information you used to write your papers was from a library via your computer. Did you not cite your references? Who do you think selected the material for inclusion in the reference? LIBRARIANS. SLED is the state library online with references you cannot get without a subscription that the state provides to you. The college reference internet site IS the library. And hundreds of kids, residents and visitors visit the library for the books in print. "




David wrote on Nov 21, 2009 2:27 PM:

" The Frontiersman should put a poll on the front page and ask when was the last time you visited your local library. I guess if you have kids the programs offered there are good, story time and that stuff. But libraries are going the way of the print newspaper.
I am a few classes away from my masters with a 3.6 gpa and have yet stepped foot in a library. So I must not be lacking knowledge which is what ignorant means. Just stating a fact. "




librarian. wrote on Nov 21, 2009 1:20 PM:

" " Who even goes to the library? I can't remember the last time I was even in one". Sad commentary both for the Friends of the Library who do not get the word out and for the individual who is proud of their ignorance. "




David wrote on Nov 21, 2009 8:14 AM:

" Really? We really need a bigger library? Who even goes to the library? I can't remember the last time I was even in one. What's in a library that isn't online now? Ole Dewey and the card catalog have been replaced by Google and IP's. What about the businesses in those store fronts? I'm sure they get a lot of foot traffic from the central location, now they will have to move and might not get the business that they used to. I think 1.5mil could be used on other things. "




To How wrote on Nov 21, 2009 3:17 AM:

" They are spending 1.5 million for the building NOT 500K.

Poor planning. It'll cost a bundle to transform this building into a library. "




To hmmmm wrote on Nov 20, 2009 4:12 PM:

" I agree. Do you drive a white pickup by chance? "




concerned wrote on Nov 20, 2009 1:29 PM:

" In the last year I have seen millions of dollars coming from the general reserve and general fund account for capitol projects including the Meta Rose Square.

The problem is not just in the purchase of these projects but in the future city budgeting for operations and maintenance. How much will it cost the city to remodel the Meta Rose square and maintain it? Also, where was the thought regarding a joint library/civic center?

Thank you Jeanne and all for your many years of support for the library. Colleen "




How wrote on Nov 20, 2009 11:56 AM:

" How does the city have the authority to spend such a large amount of money without the approval of the City Council? $500K is a pretty huge chunk of the city's budget. "




Its becoming a habit wrote on Nov 20, 2009 10:00 AM:

" for the COW to fail to consult with the most logical committees. Just like they did not consult Parks & Rec, or anyone really, on the shooting range location next to the Menard Sport Center. What is happening with that anyway, they've been really quiet. "




Grateful wrote on Nov 20, 2009 9:01 AM:

" Glad to see that someone is on the ball and watching the city's pocketbook.
The Committee would probably just hem and haw and spend more $$$ for consultants and still have nothing. The consultants are just ticked because they aren't going to make more money off the city. Be grateful you have a place for the library, some cities are losing their librairies! "




hmmmm wrote on Nov 20, 2009 7:35 AM:

" Shady deal. But that is what you can expect from most elected officials. "




You nailed it.... wrote on Nov 20, 2009 6:31 AM:

" Two or three city EMPLOYEES think they are omnipotent and can do what ever they want with our resources. Their intention is NOT to serve and provide for the citizenry but to continue their self righteous alliance with developers, contractors and in this case old guard good old boys bailing out of real estate. These EMPLOYEES have little or no personal investment within the city, one does not even own property, and yet they can illegally continue their parasitic practices for their own personal benefit while the rest of us feed and cloth them. "




Dave Herrmann wrote on Nov 20, 2009 5:23 AM:

" Caveat Emptor..... "