[The Familia]

Originally Posted by TheKurgan

I really shouldn't have brought up the library, this should be a discussion on the new arena. But to call library's a "essential service" like the police or fire fighers" is laughable. Anyway, I am not suggesting the city close library's or stop funding them I am just suggesting a new $250 million dollar library, 2 blocks away from the existing one, and a block away from another one at Bow Valley College might be a worse use of taxpayer money than funding redevelopment of Victoria Park and a new sports/entertainment arena.

You realize that once the new library is open, the old current one will be closed? Possibly demolished or converted into something else.