We seem to have adopted a U.S. election style. There are jabs and jibes at those standing and now through the newspaper we have a lobbying campaign. It's like the water torture – every drip trying to persuade you that we need another library. What needs to happen is that the library could make a determination about the space for books – decide to keep a few computers and the remainder of the computers, DVDs, CDs, and activities, like the various clubs and meeting areas could be better accommodated in a civic resource centre, thus freeing up room in the library. Such a centre could be housed in another available space where there is parking. I am glad to see that the PCN is making good use of a space available at St. Albert Centre. Sometime soon I imagine that there will be some space available at the Liquor Control Board site. A much needed improved bus service to this area would help with access and of course there is lots of room for parking I am a senior, yes the library is a good place but it is sedentary, what seniors need is a safe place to exercise all year round and currently we are not well served. Fountain Park Pool is too small and currently has problems with water heating, seniors are being frozen in the pool. There are ongoing problems of this nature. If citizens you have not reached a very mature, older stage of life, many of you will; then you will regret not creating a senior friendly activity area. Yes I know we have a seniors centre, but the safest place for year round exercise is in the water. Please do not try and say we can use Servus Place water space, it is not designed for exercise activity. In fact as seniors are the fastest growing demographic and many people are now living into their 80s, beware the mistake of building more and more schools. Let us consider them as community resource areas, after all we pay for them too, let us enable them to be used and easily converted into activity areas for the community. Perhaps a builder would provide a pool to be attached to a school site. We have over 60,000 people in this city, I hope that when you go and vote and answer the plebiscite questions you will not through indoctrination, just check off library as a want. Elizabeth Allchin, St. Albert
