Got an email from Britany at the Library Foundation with some news on the property they own, which is best known as the old Heart of Iowa Co-op administration building (right across the street from the Fire Station)
They have voted to remove the building, in agreement with the decision by the library board not to use that building.
There are currently discussions with the Fire Department to use the building for fire practice, and burn it down, but to allow Fire Department training while doing so. Sounds like a great idea to me.
The Library Foundation has done some great things here lately. They purchased a new computer pod for the library, and are currently working on purchasing an overhead projector for library use.
And I know there is some confusion about the difference between the Library Board and Library Foundation. The Library Board members are on an official city organization, with the members appointed by the mayor. They approve the budget, set policy, and things like that.
The Library Foundation is a group of interested citizens who raise money for use for the betterment of the library. This group also purchased some amount of the furnishings for the new library. I, as mayor, have no control over board makeup, or what decisions it makes.
If you look at the Heart of Iowa property, you will see a sign from the Foundation touting that location as the future home of the library. And indeed it can be. If Roland continues to grow, and the demand for library services increase, that is a super spot for a library. Is it going to happen this year or next? No, but certainly an option as we go forward.
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