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Grosse Pointe <strong>News</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
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Under the Replacement Option, above, the existing Central Library would be razed and a new, two story,<br />
50,000-square-foot building would be erected in its place. Parking, below, would be underground and<br />
beneath the Grosse Pointe South High School boys ball field and the new library. The Central Library<br />
options were presented to the library board July 25. No official action has been taken on them.<br />
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Above is the Expansion and Renovation Option for the Grosse Pointe Central Library. Under this plan,<br />
the old Central Branch library would be kept and a second building would be built in back, see above. Parking<br />
would be beneath the existing Grosse Pointe South boys baseball diamond, below, which would be<br />
replaced with an artificial turf field.<br />
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Central branch. It would<br />
also renovate the existing<br />
building.<br />
A replacement two-story<br />
building of 52,000 square<br />
feet would be supported by<br />
single-level underground<br />
parking with 150 spaces.<br />
Mumby said he is assuming<br />
all parking would have<br />
to be on-site. He said municipal<br />
parking ordinances call<br />
for one parking space for<br />
every 150 square feet of<br />
usable space. However, he<br />
said that requirement is<br />
based on more intense use<br />
than a public library.<br />
He believes the library<br />
board can negotiate for a<br />
lesser requirement of one<br />
space for every 300 square<br />
feet of usable space. He said<br />
a plan in the 1980s used a<br />
formula of one space for<br />
every 360 square feet of<br />
usable floor space.<br />
Under the replacement<br />
plan, underground parking<br />
would run from roughly the<br />
left field line of the ball diamond<br />
to Fisher Road.<br />
Entrance and egress would<br />
be off Kercheval. The ball<br />
field would have to be set<br />
back 30 additional feet from<br />
Kercheval.<br />
At the l-to-300 parking to<br />
square-footage ratio, 180<br />
parking spaces would easily<br />
allow for a new 50,000square-foot,<br />
two story<br />
Central Branch. The existing<br />
branch would be torn<br />
down, and replaced by the<br />
new building. Library access<br />
from the underground parking<br />
would be in the heart of<br />
the new library building.<br />
If the existing library<br />
building were to be kept and<br />
renovated, a second twostory<br />
building of equivalent<br />
size could be added in the<br />
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least at the Grosse Pointe<br />
Public Library.<br />
Director Vicki Bloom<br />
reported at the Monday,<br />
July 25, library board meeting<br />
that the number of items<br />
checked out in June at the<br />
new Ewald Branch was up<br />
29.5 percent over a year ago.<br />
Likewise, the number of<br />
borrowers increased 28.1<br />
rear where current library<br />
parking is located.<br />
Underground parking,<br />
however, could not be<br />
extended under the existing<br />
library and would be roughly<br />
limited to the size of the<br />
baseball field and incorporate<br />
about 140 parking<br />
spaces. Under the l-to-300<br />
formula, the existing library<br />
space could be roughly doubled<br />
to 42,000 square feet.<br />
Mumby said underground<br />
parking costs between<br />
$25,000 and $35,000 a stall<br />
to build, or roughly $3.5 million<br />
to $5.25 million. He said<br />
a utilities survey and soil<br />
borings would need to be<br />
completed, and discussions<br />
would need to begin with the<br />
municipality and school district.<br />
"There is obviously a<br />
tremendous amount of due<br />
diligence needed on a project<br />
of this scope," Weaver said.<br />
Mumby said the Central<br />
Branch would be closed<br />
about 18 months under<br />
either plan. He said it is premature<br />
to estimate construction<br />
costs.<br />
Library Director Vicki<br />
Bloom said temporary space<br />
would need to be located,<br />
possibly in vacant commercial<br />
space nearby.<br />
Mumby said the new ball<br />
field and supporting underground<br />
superstructure could<br />
possibly be in place within 4<br />
1/2 months, perhaps over a<br />
winter.<br />
Library board Vice<br />
President James Haley said<br />
underground parking has a<br />
negative connotation and<br />
that safety may be a concern.<br />
"Having a library in a<br />
downtown area is like having<br />
an anchor store,"<br />
Mumby said. "It is good for<br />
business."<br />
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June 2004, and teen books<br />
checked out increased 23.2<br />
percent over the same period.<br />
When asked whether the<br />
increases were seen only at<br />
the Ewald Branch, Bloom<br />
commented that library<br />
usage was up overall.<br />
— John Minnis<br />
Library board elects officers<br />
The Grosse Pointe Library<br />
Board elected new officers at<br />
its Monday, July 25, meeting.<br />
They are Harvey Weaver,<br />
president; James Haley, vice<br />
president; Dave Bergeron,<br />
treasurer; and Lisa Bartel,<br />
secretary. Filling out the<br />
seven-member board are<br />
Trustees Kay McDonald,<br />
Robert Klacza and Edwin<br />
Frederickson, who was<br />
named to fill a vacancy due<br />
to the resignation of longtime<br />
board member John<br />
Bruce.<br />
— John Minnis<br />
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