tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post989148683760012914..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Little Library Expansion Looms LargeLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63252922316396480402016-02-05T09:36:55.055-05:002016-02-05T09:36:55.055-05:00I believe they did discuss it and the answer was &...I believe they did discuss it and the answer was "no."Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-89646551394054287482016-02-05T09:23:09.372-05:002016-02-05T09:23:09.372-05:00Extracted from the town's "open checkbook...Extracted from the town's "open checkbook" below are the 2015 annual salaries of library employees. Have the trustees discussed whether a larger library would require a proportionate increase in employees?<br /><br />87,908.92<br />72,398.03<br />69,836.63<br />69,517.90<br />66,421.46<br />56,703.46<br />56,545.67<br />56,103.68<br />54,788.50<br />54,617.41<br />53,881.14<br />53,719.01<br />52,724.07<br />51,162.67<br />50,142.34<br />48,361.28<br />43,330.89<br />42,447.81<br />42,024.20<br />39,803.77<br />39,588.39<br />35,373.26<br />33,892.12<br />33,112.15<br />32,932.88<br />30,842.54<br />29,382.69<br />29,169.29<br />23,936.28<br />10,078.95<br />Total: 1,420,747.39Scrooge McDucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62500814284104620352016-02-05T07:34:45.081-05:002016-02-05T07:34:45.081-05:00How can #1 "educate about the need for renova...How can #1 "educate about the need for renovations" be ongoing while much of the rest is complete? I'm not sure the town even agrees that we need these renovations, but they've already got the architect lined up. Who is driving this process? Trustees? It will never fly...most people love the library as it is, which serves the needs of the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-14726456479750717122016-02-05T07:17:56.116-05:002016-02-05T07:17:56.116-05:00I don't understand your headline. The library&...I don't understand your headline. The library's not little it's big. And the expansion is not little, it's big and costly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-56169390572818930002016-02-05T02:58:18.585-05:002016-02-05T02:58:18.585-05:00One solves problems, not concerns. There's no...One solves problems, not concerns. There's no Jones Library parking problem, and no need for another garage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com