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Originally Posted by downtowndawn
Gloria should watch what she says. The Woodlawn Library is being moved in to a huge space, perhaps Council should trim that back.... and perhaps take back the blank cheque for the heritage musuem? She should not cast stones unless she is willing to cut progress in other parts of the municipality, like in , um Dartmouth.
This library is so desparately needed! A small cafe is not going to bankrupt the businesses on Spring Garden.
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Don't be ridiculous (and I know that's hard). Point by point:
1. Why are you pitting area versus area constantly? One of the biggest problems for our dysfunctional council is regional parochialism. You are one of the constant voices in those discussions. Why?
2. The museum has nothing to do with the library discussion -- unless you are committed to divvying up the cash pie according to geography. Grow up.
3. Woodlawn library (ever been there?) is a poor joke at present. They are moving it to rented space in a former movie theater. That decision was made by the same chief librarian who has been pushing for her gold-plated palace on SGR and Queen for years. Hardly an equitable sitaution.
4. I fail to understand why everyone focuses on the silly cafe. One hopes that HRM bureaucrats will not be behind the counter, and that instead if such a space exists, that it be put out to bids. Regardless, the need is questionable at best.
None of the rhetoric addresses the essential question: how has Judith Hare managed to railroad this thing to this point without any real critical discussion? And what operating budget implications are there for such a vastly expanded facility that the taxpayer will be forced to bear for decades to come? If you and your fellow council members were doing their jobs properly, you would be asking those kinds of questions instead of cheerleading for your district while razzing others.