Historical September 1982 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
I would like to thank the editors of The Paper for this opportunity to report on what is going on around the neighborhood. Hopefully this column will keep you informed about area concerns and provide a public forum to answer any questions you might have concerning city government.
If you need my assistance, please feel free to contact me at home, 6185 Westminster Place, 862-7470, or at the Board of Aldermen, Room 230, City Hall, 622-3287. DES PERES LIBRARY We will have a new library very soon! Due to a successful lobbying effort by myself and several neighborhood leaders and residents, the Library Board has decided to continue to provide on-site library service to our neighborhood.
An experimental structure containing 7,000 to 9,000 volumes will be placed on the site of the old library building.
The new glass-enclosed “Porta-Kiosk” should be in place by Dec. 1, 1982.
This will be the first such facility in the St. Louis area, although their use has proved successful in several cities on the east coast.
At a recent meeting with architect Jeff Krewson of Mackey & Associates, several neighborhood leaders expressed their interest in the facility and provided ideas on the landscaping of the surrounding area at Four Corners. Present were Harold Williams, president of Washington Heights Neighbors; Cal Stuart, president of The Friends of the Library; Bill FitzGibbons of the West End Neighborhood Arts Council; Frank Burke, president of the SDCC; Ron LaBoe, executive director of the SDCC; Joan Breun, Bill Chrisman, and myself.
LUCIER PARK At a recent meeting, Bi-State Executive Director Manuel De La O shared the agency’s plans for the development of the new garage at DeBaliviere and Delmar. Plans call for a huge, one-building garage which would provide service and storage for about 180 buses.
All maintenance and storage will be done inside the structure, eliminating the current noise and pollution problems, as well as screening the unsightly storage of buses from public view. Plans also call for the conservation and rehabilitation of the historic building on the corner of DeBaliviere and Delmar. Construction should begin in the fall of next year.
The Bi-State Commission has authorized the expenditure of $2.4 million in reserve funds to begin preliminary work on the project.
This money will cover part of the $4.6 million needed to match a federal grant for the new garage expected to cost about $23 million.
The remainder of the $4.6 million . will come from a portion of the Missouri transportation sales tax reserves for capital improvements.
Original photograph caption
A library kiosk pictured with the report on the planned Des Peres branch. The building in the photograph is labeled Richmond Public Library; it is not presented as a completed Des Peres library. The Neighborhood Paper, September 1982, page 5. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Neighborhood Paper, September 1982.
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