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<DIV><SPAN class=246533016-07062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Rob --
I strongly suspect that a good amount of the paper in the archives/storage room
is out-dated and of little, if any, historical value. Before we go
spending money on construction of more storage space, shouldn't we have an
inventory and purging of the materials already in storage? I'm also pretty
sure that a good amount of these materials could be stored electronically,
and/or scanned into image files for archiving. And finally, how are our
town's new materials being archived? Shouldn't much of this be
electronically archived? I'm just concerned that we are building an
old-fashioned (and more expensive) paperwork warehouse instead of a modern
digital data warehouse. That space could be much more effectively used for
the other purposes needed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Ken Laureys<SPAN class=246533016-07062006> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><SPAN class=246533016-07062006>4718 Riverdale
Rd</SPAN> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><SPAN class=246533016-07062006>301-779-1034</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Rob
Oppenheim<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Riverdale
Park Budget, a few more questions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 01:26:42 -0400, David Hiles
wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>3) What will town residents gain from
spending $500,000 on an addition</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>to the Riverdale Municipal Center? This
was noted as item E under New</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>Funding Requests.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>Councilperson Donaldson said that the
addition will go on the second</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>floor above the video room and conference
room. The addition will</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>provide more archival storage space and a
meeting room dedicated to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>the council. The meeting room on the
first floor is fully booked. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>>Another meeting room for the council's use is
needed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Item E is for two buildings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>$300,000 is earmarked for Town Hall expansion,
and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>$200,000 is earmarked as seed money to upgrade
the Riverdale </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Park Community Center Building. The intent is to
use this $200,000</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>as seed money and shoot for matching
grants.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>The Town Hall building addition is not a 2nd
floor addition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>A review of the building showed that the
foundation was not</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>adequate to support a 2nd story, and thus
building a 2nd floor</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>would be too expensive as the foundations would
have to </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>be replaced. Instead, the town will look at
additions to the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>back and/or the front of the
building.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>The exact use of the new space is not yet
determined. We will go</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>thru a design and review process. So far, we have
a basic budget</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>figured on an estimate of what it would cost to
build over the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>available square footage in the front and rear of
the building.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>More space is needed. The archive storage areas
are full and more</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>storage area is badly needed for normal record
keeping. We will</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>be looking at adding office space and possibly
restoring the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>temporary office space back into a kitchen area.
There is talk of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>finding a small amount of office space that
council members could</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>share and maybe another meeting room. At this
point, this is all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>just possibilities. There is lots more work to
do. The need is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>clear and real. We have determined what is
practical to do to the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>building, and have allocated a budget to get it
done. The next </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>step is to get serious with design and
use.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>-Rob</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>