12/11/2001 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Board of Library Trustees '12/ll/ l . I : P. Me Page 2 D. Helene wanted to explain the holiday hours at the library. The library will be closed December 24th and December 25th. It -is the Town' s policy that Town Hall is closed if the 24th is a week- day, Therefore, the library has the same hours , and the library will also be closed January 1st., E., In answer to Ann Ma Donad.' s question, David explained that at the last meeting., it was hoped that their could have a collective meeting with some of the selectmen, our- building committee, our trustees, Mashee Conmrons. David- had asked, for a couple of dates . Part of our request of then was to discuss alternative sites * Doug Storrs , Sr., V. P. , kind of the driving force, 'asked for a copy of the- engineering plans, the feasibility -study, were we going to go one floor or two floors . That would have to coo with being site specific. Davl*.d answered to the best of his knowledge. He thought we were going to be two floors , ev en .if . we did not do an entire build-out when e built; we would like- to have some room for expansion. Relative to parking spaces , David - suggested avi lsuggested they could expect between 7and 90 parking spaces . David cropped off his copy of'- the grant application which. had everything in its e timet r . so that Doug could have that. David chid not get a sense that they would be anything but cooperative. . Part of the opinion of Powers . & Cwho conducted the feasibil- ity easi il- it r study,' their sources - the structural engineering company, we could not use this building. David posed that to Field' s Point. John had explained. to David, Randall Erni ha8 designed and built a number of commercial structures throughout the commonwealth. We would reall.y life to read the en zine ring re rt .in its ' entirety because we have had cases where someone has said, "No, that cannot be done , " and Randall fall has gone and gotten the statutes , and said, "Now, wait a minute, we can do this . " It -is not so much to sage the building, but.but their thought 'rare it can he right here . Marle - we can use this build- ing. u.il.d.-ing. Discussion.' Trustees meeting adjourned at 7 :40 p. m. ROLL CALL FOR BUILDING COMMITTEE; Kevin Connolly ABSENT: Gary Eynatian Sheldon Gilbert Worn O'Neil Maureen Rounds Ernie Bonnie Barrett Grace Talmage Eck DeFoe A, Background on the new members of the building committee was Presented to the meetinq.