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Volume 5, Number 10 | April 18, 2013
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You can’t ridicule them for picking The Goat Kitchen & Bar as their favorite place to browse. These goats all had the same comment for owner Stacy Baldock after stopping in a few weeks ago for drinks and dinner. “This food ain’t baaad,” they bleated in unison. For more on Carbondale’s restaurant scene, please turn to page 3. Photo by Jane Bachrach
Library applicants make pitches; trustees pitch questions By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer
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he public got its first official look at three proposals for future use of the Gordon Cooper Library at Tuesday night’s trustees meeting, but the session was more of a chance for trustees rather than the public to ask questions. One common question emerged for all three applicants: how will your proposal benefit downtown economically? The answer from all three was: It will. At the end of the night the trustees indicated they’ll consider the proposals in May and open discussion to the public. The trustees may or may not make a decision on
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that night. As mayor Stacey Bernot pointed out, the trustees may decide not to accept any of the three proposals. The trustees are trying to decide who to lease the existing Gordon Cooper Library to when it closes and the new Carbondale Library opens this summer. They asked for proposals from non-profits and received three: from the new Carbondale Academy of Performing Arts, the new Family Enrichment Center child-care facility, and the James Surls Museum to display the work of Missouri Heights sculptor James Surls. The proposals are available online at carbondalegov.org. It was standing room only at Tuesday night’s meeting and the trustees allotted 30
minutes for the non-profits to make their presentations and answer questions. Peter Gilbert, founder of Carbondale Academy of Performing Arts, said his group would be the umbrella operation to administer the building for SOL Theatre Company, Crystal River Ballet, Dance Lab, CoMotion (Carbondale’s new dance company) and Music Together. When asked by Bernot, Gilbert said he thinks that SOL Theatre is the only non-profit that currently operates out of its own space (in the Cowen Center). When asked what he’ll do if the town does not choose his application, Gilbert joked, “I guess I’ll save a lot of money (for improvements),” then indicated he does not have other options at this time.
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Francis Lewis and Kathryn Camp were the main spokeswomen for the Family Enrichment Center, which they envision serving families with children from infant to fifth grade. The best laugh of the night came when Bernot asked about FEC’s proposal that calls for a “wellness practitioner” to have a space in the library, and trustee Allyn Harvey added “That’s not medical marijuana, is it.” Harvey went on to explain he sees the word “wellness” associated with a lot of medical marijuana dispensaries. Next up was Jim Calaway for the Surls Museum. One of his main points was the economic benefit that the estimated 10,000-plus out of town visitors would bring to the town.
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