[Grovenet] Pro or Con come to City Council Mtg Mon. 7 PM

[Alana Graham]

Dear Teri, and the Chamber and Council and anyone else offended,

My apologies for stepping on toes with my remarks.  I have lived here for 20 years and been an very active volunteer at the library for 15 years so my remarks are a matter of my own personal experience and observation.

I am hoping I am wrong and that my observations are incorrect.  I did not mean to make inflammatory, sweeping statements.  My wording was not good.  I know everyone in city government appreciates the library but maybe some are just not as passionate about it as I wish!

Hope to see people at the meeting tonight!  Maybe this generated some interest!

Happy Monday.

Alana



--- On Mon, 6/8/09, Teri <fgchamber at groveweb.net> wrote:

> From: Teri <fgchamber at groveweb.net>
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Pro or Con come to City Council Mtg Mon. 7 PM
> To: "'Forest Grove local interests list'" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 9:05 AM
> Good morning to all:
> 
> I very seldom comment on grovenet but really felt a need to
> respond to
> Alana's comment "the City Councilors not being patrons of
> the library and
> not understanding the importance of a healthy library".
> 
> This type of inflammatory AND incorrect statement is how
> misunderstandings
> and mistrust are created.  Having sat through many
> council meetings
> listening to discussions about the library and also knowing
> several of the
> councilors who personally support, use and do understand
> the importance of a
> healthy library ..I am dismayed to read comments of this
> type.
> 
> I do encourage community members to be involved in public
> hearings and how
> that everyone interested - pro or con ..take the time to
> attend the meeting
> tonight -- but PLEASE refrain from making sweeping
> inaccurate statements
> such as this.
> 
> Teri Koerner
> 
> p.s.  I do want to clarify that this is a personal
> statement and not an
> opinion from the Chamber Board
>  
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com
> [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Alana Graham
> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 11:00 PM
> To: Forest Grove local interests list
> Subject: [Grovenet] Pro or Con come to City Council Mtg
> Mon. 7 PM
> 
> 
> Please come to the Forest Grove City Auditorium, 1915 Main
> St on Monday,
> June 8, 7 PM - 8 PM and give your opinion about late fees
> for over due books
> at our library.
> 
> Since 1975 4 different surveys and evaluations have
> determined that our
> community is better served by not charging late fees. 
> The library already
> has a successful system for late fees and any money it
> might bring in from
> late fees do NOT go back to the library.  Any money
> from late fees would go
> into the city general fund and the library would receive no
> benefit.  
> 
> Even if you think library late fees are a fine idea, please
> come and give
> your opinion or just be there to support the library. 
> Most of our city
> council members are not patrons of the library and do not
> understand the
> importance of a healthy library for a healthy
> community.  Let the city
> council and our mayor know that we support what is best for
> the library and
> our community.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Alana
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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