More Parking Needed
May 28th, 2008 by Cindy
I went over to the Library the other day and while I was there, (it was late afternoon, after 4 p.m.) I noticed there was no parking (again) in the main lot.
Our library gets a LOT of use, which is good. And, more and more programs are being added, like film showings, more concerts and youth activities. It would behoove this town to attempt to acquire more parking. One solution might be to try to make some sort of agreement with the Church Plaza next door to the library. I realize there are businesses there, but I am sure if even 10 or 20 more spaces were set aside just for library parking when the library was open at that Church Plaza (where Cheshire Pizza is located) that both the businesses there and the library could co-exist.
I think I have the solution to this parking problem- A PARKING GARAGE!!! That’s it-a parking garage. Maybe the town can get one of their infamous “grants” to pay for it. I won’t stand in their way.
I hope they solve this parking problem before the first week of June, because when I open my photo exhibit the town may have to shuttle people in!!!
I am not trying to cut into the businesses parking, but I believe there is some sort of solution here. I mean, just look at the photos. I know they are backwards, but I just figured out how to put the photos on the website, so give me a break will you!!!
The bottom photo library parking lot is full, and let’s face it, the top lot, which is the Church Plaza lot is not full.
I know I park in the back of the Christ Community Church and I am sure on Sundays, they may use the library lot, but who cares, the library isn’t open on Sundays most of the year. So one hand washes the other. The Church Plaza lot used to be connected years ago to the main library lot, but then for some reason, a barrier was put up.
In other developments, the Meriden Record Journal called me Wednesday night about the Blog story they are doing. I initially told the reporter I would not speak about my website or blog, but after she told me one of her teachers was one of my old co-workers at the Post, I spoke briefly.
The bottom line is I told her that Cheshire is growing up. It is changing for the better, but they still have bad habits like whitewashing information. But, I told the reporter most of the media is like that too. That is because most of the newspapers and TV is owned by corporations, and all they are interested is a healthy bottom line (advertising).
The reporter told me the Record-Journal is still family owned. That is good, so what is going on? The Record-Journal used to me a lot more hard hitting years ago. You see, to me it doesn’t matter anymore whether the newspapers are a corporation or family owned. The bottom line is, most of the papers are afraid they will “offend” some people in their community and they might not advertise. Believe me, if you put in stories people want to read, the advertisers will advertise based on numbers of readers. The more readers reading the newspaper, the more advertisers will advertise in plain English. It is a matter of numbers.
Sadly, many of my old newspaper colleagues are not in the news business anymore because most of these, not all of the newspapers, are wimpy and are not hitting it hard anymore. TOO BAD!!
To wrap it up, I found an interesting link to OLD LANDMARKS OF CHESHIRE, from the Historical Society website. There are a lot of great old photos, and no, Ruth Podgewaite is not in any of them!! But guess who is? My cutie John White!!
All kidding aside, I LOVE RUTH. She was such an asset to our Board of Education–a real professional-a real educator. She loved education and loved teaching, not like some today who are just in it for the money!!
