Monday, October 5, 2009

Phoenixville Library Presentation - October 2009

There was a time when I would receive anonymous information, due to the fact that such information is usually voltile, my initial reaction would often be one of anger.

With each successive piece I receive regarding the library plan for expansion, I've moved on from that anger.

All I feel today is a sense of sadness.

The people who are volunteers on the library board are good people. Some of them I've known almost all my life, many for years. They do good and wonderful work, support the institution they administer, and are contributing members of our community.

What saddens me is how the issue of the current library expansion plan has changed the public perception and bought divisiveness to our community.

What perplexes me is why the good people on the libary board persist in their pursuit of a plan which many agree is not beneficial to Phoenixville.

We are a community of individuals who reside together in one area because we love our town, we love the people, we love the mosaic of our lives in the surroundings to which we were born or have chosen to live.

We give birth to our children, love our family and friends, commend to God our loved ones when their time comes, and attempt to minimize our daily struggles all within the familiar and comforting piece of earth we call home.

So I ask, why would a small group of volunteers, members of our community, willingly commit to the potential of placing our children at more risk, destroy neighborhoods, and ruin the peace and quality of life of fellow citizens?

For shame.

Does anyone realize there is no good coming from that which hurts another?

Here is the latest presentation from the Phoenixville Library board.


http://www.4shared.com/file/137635910/385bee0f/Library_presentation_-_October_2009.html

7 comments:

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Karen said...

I have taken the liberty to post the following comments (originally posted to the Richard Nixon article) in the correct thread.

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Anonymous said...
The new plan looks pretty much like the old one. Diaginal parking removed, some shrubs added. They just don't get it, do they?

And the drawing shows a lot of entrances and steps up and down. And the sidewalk on the Reeves Park side seems to have steps to go up. If they're planning on using the existing sidewalk I see no need for steps. If they're getting into the park then they would need them.

Anyhow - where's the handicapped entrance - in back?

Carnevale & Eustus must be making a fortune on this project.

October 5, 2009 6:09:00 AM EDT

Anonymous said...

Many more residents believe this is a great idea and it will reduce the risk of danger to the children playing in the park. The community will always be divided in some way b/c there isn't anything that can be done that will please everyone. This plan has more supporters (as far as I've seen at Council meetings and have talked to) than it does detractors and therefore it makes sense to proceed with it. An FYI, the handicapped entrance is the same as the main entrance. If you saw the floor plans when they were posted, you would see there is only one public entrance/exit and it is a sloping walkway down to it.

Anonymous said...

Are we the most brainless town in America? Show me one town that closed a road in the middle of their town to build a monstrosity.

Did we all drop out of reform school?

Anonymous said...

I don't see any detailed drawings on the library site. All of those have been removed. How can the Planning Commission vote on something that does not even have detailed drawings shown, such as elevations, etc.. Is this going to be a "use your imagination" presentation? This is supposed to be their final plan, it appears to be a preliminary one at best.

I also noticed that the drawing was done by a firm other than the architect's. Wonder why, has he bailed on the project?

Anonymous said...

The library expansionists also stated that they lost 5,000 square feet, and would have to make it up somewhere. Could this mean they are planning to add even more height to an already too tall addition?

Karen said...

I received the following via email this afternoon.

The push is on, again.

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Dear Library Friend:

There is a meeting of the Phoenixville Planning Commission to recommend approval of the design for the Phoenixville Public Library growth plan this week, on Thursday, October 8, at Borough Hall, 140 Church Street. Your support and presence at this meeting is critical for the success of this project.

The meeting will start at 7:00PM. The Library presentation may not be until 8:00PM, depending on the length of the agenda. Seating is VERY limited. Please note that the South wall of the addition extends only to the curb on the south side of Second Avenue. For more information on the project and to view a rendering of the plan visit our website at .www.phoenixvillelibrary.org

Thank you

John

John Kelley, Executive Director
Phoenixville Public Library
183 Second Avenue
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-933-3013x23
jkelley@ccls.org
www.phoenixvillelibrary.org