tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post5072458964135800805..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Jones Library Expansion HurdlesLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44264626800288546402016-03-13T15:00:57.025-04:002016-03-13T15:00:57.025-04:00That garden behind the Jones Library is one of my ...That garden behind the Jones Library is one of my favorite places to walk through in downtown. The Strong House and its yard and garden are beautiful and a historical artifact of our past. Few parts of downtown are as lovely. Maybe the library can look at the Lord Jeff renovation to see how to fit into and enhance the town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-7851514003039993672016-03-13T12:53:20.277-04:002016-03-13T12:53:20.277-04:00No I don't, you have to earn it. And yes, she ...No I don't, you have to earn it. And yes, she fits the criteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47338866093660547962016-03-13T12:06:38.967-04:002016-03-13T12:06:38.967-04:00Don't think about it, Marcy. (S)he says that ...Don't think about it, Marcy. (S)he says that to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28069113586207267982016-03-13T10:46:32.111-04:002016-03-13T10:46:32.111-04:00Ahh yes, the homeless in Amherst come to the garde...Ahh yes, the homeless in Amherst come to the garden to reflect…while chugging a Steel Reserve kinger and taking a dump…nothing quite as serene as the odor of human excrement and stale beer empties as I stroll amongst the flowers. <br /><br />Ground Control to Major Tom….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-23192766595820943492016-03-11T18:22:04.891-05:002016-03-11T18:22:04.891-05:00That garden is a beautiful, quiet and shady oasis ...That garden is a beautiful, quiet and shady oasis in the center of town. A good thing that deserves to be preserved. If the homeless spend time there, I would expect that their spirits would be lifted a bit just by being there. Another good thing, I remember when the buzz in town was all about developing Kendrick Park, while other public places of importance to people were degrading, even beyond the point of usefulness (as in War Memorial Pool). Julia Rueschemeyer, whom I don't know personally, changed the dynamic entirely by speaking truth, not necessarily to "power" but to "progress" at Town Meeting, by imploring us all to think more deeply about our collective assets and how they relate to our collective needs and how that equation might help us prioritize where our dollars should be spent. This is another occasion for that kind of reflection, I think. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496615547644457287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-57005063653904524282016-03-11T17:02:00.471-05:002016-03-11T17:02:00.471-05:00the garden was safe (and clean) when i was a kid a...the garden was safe (and clean) when i was a kid as were virtually all of uptown. it was also a pleasant experience for a young and unaccompanied kid to go uptown, more accommodating to family and townies then as well, but i could never picture raising a child in this town now. as for the historical building i'm frankly surprised it hasn't been razed yet as the collective culture of amherst only seems to care about history when "quaint" and "sleepy" and "new england" reap some cache in an otherwise increasingly generic town. amherst up into the 70s and even 80s was a nice place. <br /><br />-bill r<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60185443038412684502016-03-11T16:49:52.648-05:002016-03-11T16:49:52.648-05:00Ed
Again...You know nothing...You don't live h...Ed<br />Again...You know nothing...You don't live here...The only thing of yours here is that chip on your shoulder. You Need therapy. <br />Go bother your community...or better yet get a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60673929776297512712016-03-11T16:13:03.861-05:002016-03-11T16:13:03.861-05:00APD "moves them along" or arrests them a...APD "moves them along" or arrests them almost daily.<br /><br />They keep coming back.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28804146965079042232016-03-11T16:01:00.332-05:002016-03-11T16:01:00.332-05:00"I challenge people to go hang in the garden....<i>"I challenge people to go hang in the garden. It's a clubhouse for homeless, drug dealers, drunkards and also used as a public bathroom."</i><br /><br />Where is the APD? Drug dealing seems at least as serious as college kids having a few beers in their backyards. <br /><br />Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38331802195989909402016-03-11T11:50:45.979-05:002016-03-11T11:50:45.979-05:00Actually, the history museum has to live with it. ...Actually, the history museum has to live with it. It was their idea because their broke and can't maintain their operation without a cash infusion. To bad the CPA is giving $200K to the wealthy church down the street. The library has options:<br /><br />1) renovate the interior<br />2) move administrative space offsite<br />3) move community spaces offsite<br />4) expand into the garden<br />5) expand over the driveway<br /><br />or a combo of theseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-3050354233597899762016-03-11T11:44:20.971-05:002016-03-11T11:44:20.971-05:00Me...ME...ME all about Me!Me...ME...ME all about Me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35009180687803002562016-03-11T10:33:14.929-05:002016-03-11T10:33:14.929-05:00Someone was nice enough to leave a beautiful home ...Someone was nice enough to leave a beautiful home to Amherst, and Amherst accepted the gift. Sorry, Jones Library, but the will specified the terms of that gift. Live with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63504799072063143952016-03-11T10:08:49.180-05:002016-03-11T10:08:49.180-05:00Good for CPAC for rejecting this. The library doe...Good for CPAC for rejecting this. The library does not "need" to expand its building. It needs to purge its collection and use space more efficiently. The town cannot afford this wish-list item.Scrooge McDucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-8851728840250911162016-03-11T09:51:51.198-05:002016-03-11T09:51:51.198-05:00Is there a report available (somewhere) showing th...Is there a report available (somewhere) showing that Amherst residents WANT the Jones library to expand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34097744199247006992016-03-11T08:01:31.431-05:002016-03-11T08:01:31.431-05:00Remind me not to leave a bequest to Amherst.Remind me not to leave a bequest to Amherst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85563787114787845532016-03-11T03:21:12.383-05:002016-03-11T03:21:12.383-05:00If the Library must expand, use the exiting adjace...If the Library must expand, use the exiting adjacent buildings (firehouse or former TDNorth bank bldg owned by BR).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69874976452781961932016-03-10T18:59:29.642-05:002016-03-10T18:59:29.642-05:00We can"t use tax money on publicly owned prop...We can"t use tax money on publicly owned property only private property. God, it's not a church you know, it's a public library!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-51774072184769800962016-03-10T18:52:55.415-05:002016-03-10T18:52:55.415-05:00I challenge people to go hang in the garden. It...I challenge people to go hang in the garden. It's a clubhouse for homeless, drug dealers, drunkards and also used as a public bathroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com