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Originally Posted by CattyCommittee
If the Library DOESN"T relocate to the Cornwall Centre all parties involved with the City Administration and the RPL Board should be fired, as the only reason it wouldn't go there is to serve the special interests of a crony or donor.
Backfilling 180,000 SF in what is largely a dead mall that still also has vacancy from Sears departure would be absolutely an abomination of sound business and planning for the downtown core.
Timbo isn't there to use as a scape goat on this one.
The Mall isn't that big to begin with, without backfilling it immediately it will be a death knell to Downtown.
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I reluctantly have to agree on this. It would be nice to have signature, stand-alone central library, but this alternative would save tens of millions that can be put into programs and services and/or reduce taxes. It also could save the Cornwall which we are unfortunately stuck with due to decisions take 45 years ago.
There is precedent on a smaller scale with the south library branch in the Southland mall.
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