http://www.saghampton.com/2006/05/a-new-cult/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/05/a-new-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:46:00 +0000 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/05/30/a-new-cult/#comment-7 Dale, Interesting ideas. Many historic buildings have been lovingly preserved while being converted for private or commercial uses by private devleopers. Though the area in which the library is currently located would not be a good location for a restaurant, the art gallery idea might work. The Library Trustees tried to get funding for a new building to be errected on a small piece of property they own next to Mashashimuet Park, which is 7/10 of a mile south of the library's current location on the same road. This proposal was defeated by the voters 18 months ago, after running into much oppostiion from groups and individuals in the community. Since then, a Community Library Committee, appointed by the Trustees has been studying the issue, and is about to release a report that recommends that the Trustees try again to sell the community on the location at the park, while retaining some library functions in the old building, which would require extensive renovation to bring it up to code. All in all, a very expensive recommendation. I like the idea of a new library at the park. I don't, however, think that it makes economic or logistical sense to split the library's functions between two buildings. Eric Dale,
Interesting ideas. Many historic buildings have been lovingly preserved while being converted for private or commercial uses by private devleopers. Though the area in which the library is currently located would not be a good location for a restaurant, the art gallery idea might work.
The Library Trustees tried to get funding for a new building to be errected on a small piece of property they own next to Mashashimuet Park, which is 7/10 of a mile south of the library’s current location on the same road. This proposal was defeated by the voters 18 months ago, after running into much oppostiion from groups and individuals in the community. Since then, a Community Library Committee, appointed by the Trustees has been studying the issue, and is about to release a report that recommends that the Trustees try again to sell the community on the location at the park, while retaining some library functions in the old building, which would require extensive renovation to bring it up to code. All in all, a very expensive recommendation. I like the idea of a new library at the park. I don’t, however, think that it makes economic or logistical sense to split the library’s functions between two buildings.
Eric

]]> http://www.saghampton.com/2006/05/a-new-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Anonymous Wed, 31 May 2006 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/05/30/a-new-cult/#comment-6 The building looks like it might house a fantastic upscale restaurant...perhaps like Tellers in Islip, fashioned from an ancient bank, and costing more than your yearly savings if you order a bottle of wine with your meal . Call it something like "Librarians", or perhaps name it for those NSA types examining each book borrowed for your supposed links to Al Queada. Or to keep it more germane, call it Jermainiacs, or turn it into a trendy art gallery where large canvases covered with mixed media could grace the walls and inspire even more reverence. So many potential uses! Where would you locate the new library? The building looks like it might house a fantastic upscale restaurant…perhaps like Tellers in Islip, fashioned from an ancient bank, and costing more than your yearly savings if you order a bottle of wine with your meal . Call it something like “Librarians”, or perhaps name it for those NSA types examining each book borrowed for your supposed links to Al Queada. Or to keep it more germane, call it Jermainiacs, or turn it into a trendy art gallery where large canvases covered with mixed media could grace the walls and inspire even more reverence. So many potential uses!
Where would you locate the new library?

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