Comments on: And the Lee County Library Costs keep going UP and now Alcohol?

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:05:56 +0000

Yeah, but that’s an easy fix. The county could easily change the law to exempt the library. IIRC, didn’t they already change the distance from a church to Chili’s could open up over by Wal-Mart?

By: msabot

msabot — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:34:21 +0000

Of Course Jeff I want the last word.

It’s illegal. County Code states:

Sec. 6-56. Proximity restrictions.
(a) No person knowingly and intentionally may sell or offer to sell:
(1) Any distilled spirits in or within 100 yards of any church building or within 200 yards of any school building, educational building, school grounds or college campus which are also located in the county.
(2) Any wine or malt beverages within 100 yards of any school building, school grounds, church or college campus.

Sec. 6-163(b).
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or have in his possession an open container of any alcoholic beverage on any public street, sidewalk, park, or other public place within the county, or upon or within any motor vehicle on the streets, sidewalks, parks, and public places of the county

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:21:36 +0000

I’ve given you two apples, and you’re too blinded by your own Theocracy to see it. But hey, your problem, not mine. I’m out.

By: msabot

msabot — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:05:34 +0000

Apples and Oranges Jeff.

Lee County owns Grand Island, yes, but they in turn lease the club house out to private concerns for a price. They don’t run those private concerns. The Restaurant has a license issued by the county.

Library is a totally different story, is owned and run by the Library authority funded by the county and controlled by the county.

When you can find me 2 apples to compare, let me know, otherwise my objections still stand and are valid.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:20:53 +0000

Your objection thus far has been government owned property where kids are present.

Yet when presented with evidence of just such an establishment, you say it is not relevant.

How very… hypocritical.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:19:35 +0000

and how is that different from allowing individuals/groups to bring in the drinks of their choice? After all, the County would only own the building, everything else would be a private decision.

By: msabot

msabot — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:12:16 +0000

Oh, by the way, Lee only owns the building, everything else is a private concession.

By: msabot

msabot — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:10:59 +0000

Jeff Apples and Oranges can’t compare the 2

Grand Island is a golf course not any where close to a Library.

No floor plan released to the public, though I’ve been told about 36000 sq ft.

They are hiding to much of this project from the public view.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:40:20 +0000

Mike:

Grand Island.

Owned by Lee County and actually SERVES alcohol – not just allows it on premises, as I am saying the Library should do. Also has kids all over the place over there.

Also, you don’t know the layout of this library, do you? Is it not possible that the meeting rooms could have a side entrance whereby any kids that happened to be in the main part of the library would not be exposed to even a *gasp* COOLER coming in? (Which is something else – I never objected to requiring that any alcohol brought in be in some kind of cooler or package such that its actual contents/label is hidden from plain view.)

By: Cartman

Cartman — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:26:45 +0000

Here we go again. What started as a good idea – a public library, has now morphed into being Lee County’s mini Chamber of Commerce civic center. The idea of spending the money at all during our current revenue crisis already made me a ill. Expanding it during this financial environment is lunacy.

As a property owner in both Lee and Dougherty Counties, I have standing to gripe about spending in either county.

Isn’t this project state funded? I thought the state was tightening its belt right now? Why not table the library project altogether? It won’t kill the chamber to have their fling at Chehaw again. They can at least do that until the economy recovers.

Step back and look at the whole forest. People are losing their jobs. Families are losing their homes. Businesses are shutting down. There is little stomach for new ideas on how to spend tax dollars.

In a nutshell: palatable idea – bad time.