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irisheyes 
Group: Super Administrators
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2004,5:11 pm |
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The reason people have trouble finding parking at the library is because people that work for the city park in the "one hour" parking in front all day.
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| Post Number: 42
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Willie
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2004,5:29 pm |
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Just was on the Albert Lea Tribune site and they are polling people on the library issue here in town. If you want to express an opinion, might be a good place to do it. It at
http//www.albertleatribune.com
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| Post Number: 43
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PO'ed
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2004,5:49 pm |
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why can't I vote for no library? 
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| Post Number: 44
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guest
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2004,6:09 pm |
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Read the editorial page. It looks like Tribune has gotten onboard with Barkema so "no library" is no longer an option.
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| Post Number: 45
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Far Away
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Posted on: Feb. 04 2004,3:02 am |
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Hi There,
So you want a library? Or at least the real estate developers want to take a shot at driving up real estate prices in the down town area.
The trib says the "cheapest library" location will be $5.6 million. They argue its a very usefull place for people who need to use a library, but I guess unless it has a pretty view it won't be usefull.
Some math,
$5.6 million dollars, 10 year life span, about 30,000 residents in the county
$186 for each man, woman and child
$746 for each family of four
Wow, doesn't sound like such a good deal to me.
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| Post Number: 46
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Hanna
Group: Members
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Posted on: Feb. 04 2004,7:52 am |
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I Need, I Need, I Need
I need a new house. Well, I really don't NEED one, but I'm running out of space, and I do have more visitors each year.
I need a new garage. Well, I really don't NEED one, but storage is a problem sometimes.
I need another computer. Well, I really don't NEED one, but being able to let all my friends use the internet for free would be nice.
I need more DVD's. Well, I don't really NEED any, but my friends could save money if I had more DVD's to loan out.
I need more bookshelves. Well, I don't really NEED them, but some of those old books I have in boxes would look better on my shelves.
I need more high-tech equipment. Well, I don't really NEED it. But my neighbor has it, so I need it to.
I need to re-arrange the neighborhood. Well, I don't really have to re-arrange it. But if I did, I could have my house viewing the lake, my front yard touch the golf course, and have more parking available to me for all my visitors. The neighbors shouldn't mind. They have needs to, so they can move, shuffle, and rearrange so that I get the stuff I NEED.
Well, it all sounds really good, but now I realize that my pocket book won't support all my needs, so I'll stay in my house, park my truck in the same garage, work on the same computer, live with my current DVD collection, keep those boxes of books (cause I know where they are), forget the high-tech gadgets, and forget about rearranging the neighborhood. Apparently my neighbors and my fire department weren't as excited about it as I was. 
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| Post Number: 47
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minnow
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Posted on: Feb. 04 2004,9:56 am |
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I want stuff, but need YOU to pay for it. I'm not paying myself...I just want to spend your money. That way I don't care about the cost as much and it's easier for me to buy expensive things that I need. Well, of course I don't really need it but you're buying. And you wouldn't be buying if it were too much, right?
LOL...works eve$rytime...
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| Post Number: 48
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MADDOG
Group: Moderator
Posts: 7821
Joined: Aug. 2003
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Posted on: Feb. 04 2004,12:16 pm |
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Getting back to the possibility of a joint county/city effort. Every year, the county gives way over $100,000 to the library. It's not just city residents that use the library, but the whole county and more. Yet, the people of the county have no say in what the library does. Why, because even after Balshan has repeatedly asked, there is no county official on the library board.
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Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
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To A TEE
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Posted on: Feb. 04 2004,8:48 pm |
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I'll repeat it again. " Taxation without representation" that is exactly what the Albert Lea City Council and the Librarian have in mind for the county constituents. The County Board has no say or vote in this process. County folks are not represented yet they are expected to pay for a new library. The ONLY way to appease all parties and have a Democratic process is to take the vote directly to the people. All the people! The vote will be do you want a new library or not. The vote will not be where should the new library locate. Initially, one needs to have a consensus concerning the need. A study was done and the study concluded exactly what Barkema and the City Council wanted. And how could that study possibly know what the people want? The constituents of Albert Lea and Freeborn County have got to take back their power and demand a vote.
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crazycat
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Posted on: Feb. 05 2004,4:48 pm |
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Maddog - why would the county board give 100K without a rep. sounds like pretty nice ransom money to me. want the money, put Mr. B on the board!
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