Report of the Ad Hoc Capital Committee
Background
This committee was charged with looking at the potential capital expenditures facing Granby over the next ten years. We were asked to accomplish this by using, where possible, past studies of the buildings in Town, updated for current conditions, and informal cost estimates. The purpose of this study is to give the Town a broad perspective on all the major capital expenditures the Town could resonably expect to be facing within in the next decade.
We expect that there will be a relatively limited amount of funds tha taxpayers will make available for capital expenditures during this time. This will not allow Granby to create ideal solutions to the Town's problems.
Furthermore, the sheer monetary cost of potential projects make it clear that the Town will have to find some solutions that in many instances are far from the ideal choices for the problems the Town faces.
Granby Public Library
The Granby Public Library is the municipal facility most in need. The minimum recommended size for a Public Library for a Town with
The State of
However, this indicates to us that the State is aware of the current situation, and that the Board of Library Commissioners has funds to support library construction. Our estimate is that they would provide approximately a 50% reimbursement for a free-standing library building. So a $2.0 million investment by the Town could build a library worth almost $4 million.
The Library’s current location at the end of the common does not lend itself to expansion. The Town does not own enough land there to accommodate a larger building of the required size and provide the required parking. Informal discussions with an architect have told us that it is very difficult to try to add to a Carnegie Library and have the addition blend into the original architectural design. Additionally, the land itself, because of ledge, would not be easy to build on. Those four problems, at least, would have to be overcome before an addition could be considered. There would certainly be additional costs.
Another possibility has recently arisen. With the purchase of a building for the Council on Aging, the Aldrich property will soon be available. If the buildings currently on that property were razed, there could be enough room to locate an appropriately sized Library building and accommodate the necessary parking.
We would recommend that the Town explore locating a new Library building on the Aldrich property. This could be a near-ideal solution for one of
The full text document of the Report of the Ad Hoc Capital Committee can be found down the page under "Trustee Meeting Minutes."
Board of Trustees
Trustee Meetings
Held in the lower level of the library.
The next meeting is set for Monday, August 2nd. The group will be meeting promptly at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting Minutes
September 2009 Trustee Meeting Minutes |
| Posted on Dec 29 2009 |
Meeting Date: September 14, 2009
Present: Virginia Snopek,
Absent: Carol Battersby, Bridget Roy
Visitors: none
The meeting began at 6:40 pm. Minutes from our previous meeting of August 3rd, 2009 were read. Dianne made a motion to accept them with corrections; seconded by Gwen. All in favor.
Review of the computer policy was discussed next. The Granby Public Library’s 1997 Internet and Patron Access Computer (PAC) Policy for Library Patrons was distributed. Jenn discussed our need for updating this policy.
Renee will get together with Leah to reconfigure the Children’s Room computer tables.
Dates were set for the 5-year Long Term Planning Report subcommittee to meet to revise the report. It is due to the MBLC by December 1st.
The Book and Bake Sale is September 19th. Baked goods should be individually wrapped. Jenn asked for volunteers.
The seeding of the pavilion lawn was next on the agenda.
Library Director’s Report:
The ARIS (Annual Report Information Survey) was submitted to the MBLC. The non-residents circulation statistics were high and MBLC questioned the number. Jenn will go over the numbers again and resubmit.
Warrants in the amounts of $4,957.41, $1,289.62, and $1,254.64 were unanimously approved.
The next meeting will be on October 5, 2009 at 6:30.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nancy C. B. Evren, Secretary
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