OrangeTV: Methinks Mary Souza needs to up her daily dose of Metamucil. Check other cities and see where the library is located. Downtown. Spokane? Downtown. Seattle? Downtown. Then there are branch libraries in more remote parts of town. What a concept. The new CDA library is gorgeous and will offer more space, great views, and modern meeting facilities. Why anyone would complain about it is beyond me. Conspiracy theories about the public library? Puh-leez. Anyways, what is the point of kvetching and moaning about it now that it is nearing completion? Would Mary Souza like the city to tear it down and start over somewhere more to her liking? How about we just abandon all of downtown since it's "too far away" and not "centrally located". We can just put the courthouse and the post office in a strip mall somewhere up on Gov't Way so people aren't inconvenienced by such a terribly long commute.
DFO: Originally, I was bugged by the location of the library. With the new working agreement between the city library and county system, Coeur d'Alene residents in the north part of town have easy access to books and materials at the Hayden Library. Also, most Coeur d'Alene residents visit the lake, City Hall and courthouse without giving second thought to the trip. I have to drive to the Harrison Avenue location now. It's not that much farther to the new library.
Question: Are you bugged by the downtown location of the library?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
OrangeTV: Methinks Mary Souza needs to up her daily dose of Metamucil. Check other cities and see where the library is located. Downtown. Spokane? Downtown. Seattle? Downtown. Then there are branch libraries in more remote parts of town. What a concept. The new CDA library is gorgeous and will offer more space, great views, and modern meeting facilities. Why anyone would complain about it is beyond me. Conspiracy theories about the public library? Puh-leez. Anyways, what is the point of kvetching and moaning about it now that it is nearing completion? Would Mary Souza like the city to tear it down and start over somewhere more to her liking? How about we just abandon all of downtown since it's "too far away" and not "centrally located". We can just put the courthouse and the post office in a strip mall somewhere up on Gov't Way so people aren't inconvenienced by such a terribly long commute.
