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OPINION

Find a new path for Appleton library

Letters to the editor
A conceptual design of what a new Appleton Public Library could look like.

The vote on land acquisition as the determining factor in a new library site has been cast. The bluff site for the new construction has been rejected.

Some lessons should be learned from this.

In the future, a totally new approach should be used for site selection and architectural design. This approach should not be governed by either aesthetics, which have nothing to do with the function of a civic building that serves the community, nor held captive for funding by special interests.

The fact that the Friends of the Appleton Public Library conditioned donors' participation of an estimated $7 million combined gift on one site to the exclusion of what may best benefit the community should not be allowed to happen again.

As to design considerations and location, the most prominent of which is the Post-Crescent site, I have a suggestion.

The suggestion is to use a common technique where municipalities are stuck on what to do with regard to design considerations. I would request the Common Council move to gather a charrette for the purpose of designing this library. A charrette gathers professionals to present alternatives.

It would be a new concept to try in Appleton but is practiced across the U.S. in many cities. The full definition of the term is an intense period of design or planning activity. In this model, preconceptions of aesthetics, accessibility and other urban planning requirements are seen in a new way.

A new way is needed for the Appleton library project and that should start now.

Lon Ponschock,

Appleton
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