[Mpls] Walker Library mixed-use - make the case

[WizardMarks]

Council Niziolek makes my point in his post. The city has put the 
library in the position of having to choose which essential part of 
their library do they choose to give away to the city, after the city 
has already taken away $2 million of their already inadequate budget. 
All the la-de-dah and hoopla about mixed use be damned. This is outright 
theft from the library system.
Lake and Lagoon has been and remains an excellent spot for a library 
and, if anything, maybe should be bigger than it is. Yes, it's prime 
real estate; yes, it has pedestrian traffic up the wazoo; yes, the 
transit station is right there. All those points are reasons to keep the 
Walker in situ.
We are shooting ourselves in the foot (both feet and one arm) by even 
entertaining the notion of a library/housing building. It creates more 
problems than it could possibly solve. And, in the bargain, we thumb our 
noses at THE most important, and most democratic institution we have and 
allowing the city to continue robbing the library for every cent they 
can squeeze out of it.
It's beneath contempt.

WizardMarks, Central


Niziolek wrote:

>In response to David's questions:
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>1) The study conducted by the Library board (with support of CPED.)<snip>
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