Comments on: Town Council Discusses Ways to Pay for Library

By: David Gay

David Gay — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:10:08 +0000

I will up my previous offer to buy the old library. My new offer is for $10.00. I would preserve the building in its present historic form and not let the town sell it to developers who might want to break it up into apartments.

By: Nioaka Hamilton Marshall

Nioaka Hamilton Marshall — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:51:29 +0000

I would like to buy the old Library for $5.00 and I want the town to cut my water hook up by 75% and I want $25,000 to bring it up to par and look all perty. Then, I could charge admission and not pay my taxes. Sounds like I would fit right in with those folks at Echelon and the town officials huh? Oh and yes I did intentionally spell pretty wrong. Showing the hick in me that the officials believe us to be.

By: Joe McSpedden

Joe McSpedden — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:37:46 +0000

Looks like pie in the sky and voodoo accounting at work by Town Council and Town Administration again.

By: David Gay

David Gay — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:23:13 +0000

I would like to make an unsolicited bid for the old library that is consistent with the going rate for town owned property of $1.43. I figured that this is in line with the deal Eschelon got for 7 building lots and the old school for $10.00. Well what do you say Town Council, do we have a deal?

By: Bruce Lindeman

Bruce Lindeman — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:35:06 +0000

I’m okay with the town purchasing this building. I do wish that the town would solicit taxpayer feedback before diving in to these kinds of capital expenses. It may not be required by law, but it would seem to be the right thing to do. Secondly, I am against deferring street light upgrades (to save $10,000) for use on this building. Street lights are important not only for their original intent, but they also help defer criminal activity. I want to keep the town safe for me and my kids as well as my neighbors. Don’t defer needed infrastructure plans to indulge your need for a fancy, new building. I get that there’s a lot of value in this building. But, we always seem to be robbing Peter to pay Paul. Which goes back to the town essentially giving away the old school building. Revenue from a proper sale of that building could’ve easily been used on the resotration of the bank building. But, it seems that the town council/mayor didn’t think that far in advance.