Comments on: Cecil County Council Questions Planned $19.9 Million North East Library; Local Taxpayers to Foot up to $16.9 Million Bill https://ceciltimes.com/2015/09/cecil-county-council-questions-planned-19-9-million-north-east-library-local-taxpayers-to-foot-up-to-16-9-million-bill/ News and Views for Cecil County and the Eastern Shore of Maryland Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Kennard Wiggins https://ceciltimes.com/2015/09/cecil-county-council-questions-planned-19-9-million-north-east-library-local-taxpayers-to-foot-up-to-16-9-million-bill/#comment-38851 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:21:19 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=4570#comment-38851 The existing North East library is a perfect example of how not to build a library. It was undersized and obsolete the day it opened as a result of trying to get by with less than the community deserved. Penny wise and pound foolish is the term that comes to mind.

Conforming to the County Strategic Plan goals and to state standards for libraries, the new library will be a place to serve the approximately 26,000 residents in the fastest growing part of the County. It will at last be able to serve children’s summer reading programs, new business development, support for veterans, serve as a jobs resource for the underemployed, and more programs to numerous to list here.

About half of our citizens hold an active library card, contributing to literacy, an informed electorate and continuing adult education and development. The Library serves as a community center and haven and offers an alternative to youth “in the streets”. I could go on, but suffice to say that the public library is among the most frequently used and popular services the County provides to its citizens.

]]> By: Ron Lobos https://ceciltimes.com/2015/09/cecil-county-council-questions-planned-19-9-million-north-east-library-local-taxpayers-to-foot-up-to-16-9-million-bill/#comment-38785 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:50:33 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=4570#comment-38785 I would love a new library, but I have a novel idea that addresses the most urgent problem in Cecil County. Drugs. What if we did what they did in Gloucester MA and put an announcement out to all heroin and opiate addicts. If you have an opiate or heroin problem, turn yourself into the police and we will help you. Spend this $19M on a program that will help find a way out of this hell hole for addicts.

Library followers may have to drive an additional 8 miles to go to the Perryville Library, but this problem must be addressed first. It’s part of our humanity. Since June, 137 addicts have sought help in Gloucester and have received it. I believe we could do the same.

]]> By: Harold McCanick https://ceciltimes.com/2015/09/cecil-county-council-questions-planned-19-9-million-north-east-library-local-taxpayers-to-foot-up-to-16-9-million-bill/#comment-38771 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:55:37 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=4570#comment-38771 The one we replaced the windows on that didn’t need to be replaced?

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