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<br /> 11-6-92
<br /> Ma~'(K an,:J Council Moe-mt9~; ~~L~
<br /> Village of ,h.,rden Hills
<br /> 1450 'West HiQhvYaI! 96
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<br /> Ard€'n Hills., Mr'! 55112
<br /> Dear Mayor and Council:
<br /> Subj.: Public \Norks facili~y'
<br /> Following the defeat of the prc.posed public work facili~1 proposal in thoe- roe-cent e ledio n
<br /> I 'Nou!<:f like b:o pass on some thoughts regarding the failure of tllis proposal as ,-(Y'ell as
<br /> offer a possible alternative for ,'outo consider.
<br /> First, let me tell you my familll and I have nothing but the highestofpraiseforallof~'ou
<br /> who are willing to serie our village -- mayc)r, council., appointed officials, and full time
<br /> staff. Having lived in thE; I/illag;;. for thirt','-four years and novl' ,,;;.;;.ing ourson and his
<br /> family move in to the communi!:';,' m<l.k<:ls me all the more appreciative of past and
<br /> present village government.
<br /> ~ I voted ag<l.instthe much needed proposal and'encourag;;.d my family to do tfle- sam€-
<br /> -. only because I feel mostslTongly that the $2.8 million was absolutely out of sight as a
<br /> public works facilir;,'. I am convinced V'te are getting 'Nants and needs mixed up. It
<br /> seems the cost comparisons people make are in relation to otrlerslTuctures built by
<br /> municipa Iities an,j othi?r govi?rnmi? nt agi?ndes.
<br /> In one of the local papers I saw a ,jraYiing of the proposed building. For the space i'oU
<br /> are 'Nanting tc. bu)' that is too much mo~y! We need a building and V>Ie prob;3.biy ~-ed
<br /> itworsi? than an;.' othHbody in the SW.ti? i <l.gri?e. HO'rte'/H, there ari? ;3.lti?rnatives <l.n<j
<br /> we shoule:! not look b) otMr municipalities to see how tt'ie)' have waste(:! money.
<br /> Having been on the Planning Commission <l.nd Board of ,b,ppeals some years <1.90 and
<br /> having gon<3' through an apprentici?ship in the building trades even more years ago I
<br /> do have a bit of an undersc-J.n,jing of construction and costs. 'We have b) geta\I'i~3.;i from
<br /> the square foot3.ge cost guid€-Iin€-s as given t:o/ some of ,:our ard1it,;-ctand big builder
<br /> friends. Let us take a lo.)k at "1'Ihat, for €-xamp/e, a lTucking cornpan~! migi'ltput in for
<br /> their 'fer.; adi?ql.j;3.t.s- shops a.nd stomgi?
<br /> , am quite familiar v'fith modern pole buildin9S and I'd like to suggest YOIJ consider
<br /> whatU'ley col.lld be to the './illo.'j''', First, regarding pole buildings, migilt I suggest you
<br /> drop an:~ bias :r'ou rna'i havi? and lo()k ()pen rnind",dl\-' at t!1E; fin.., US,).ble slTuctur.,.,;
<br /> aVail;3J)le to(f;:J.\,'. C1f(:ow"se, on'6' I~fttlese coul(! be l:crnt)jnt&(i "~,vitrO! a td()ck: or~3te8!
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