Subject: Typical dreamer Jody in Eagle paper - all she left out was a beer garden
From: Kay price <[email-masked]>
To: Jim Kirchstein <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 18:34:53 -0500

What if the old library building were to be carefully deconstructed so that most of its building materials could be reused and what could grow up in its place is a thoughtfully planned village square for both residents and visitors?

Can you envision the bricks from the building artfully arranged to create patio space among native plantings and small bistro-style tables for live music? Can you see the restroom fixtures reused in the creation of two public facilities attached to the back of the Tripp Museum to be perpetually opened for farmers market guests, the oodles of bike riders and walkers who will come our way with the inevitable bike trail and patrons of such economically stimulating activities as art fairs,Sunday morning flea markets, concerts, outdoor theater, and expanded programming space for the library, Tripp, and River Arts for starters?

These facilities could be linked to an atrium containing a new elevator for the museum and space for a mini-display of Chamber of Commerce materials.

The heart of the matter will always be ensuring that the infrastructure needed to give both residents and visitors the experience that makes a destination an experience is actually in place and ready to be creatively used.

It is my hope that a person or persons of thoughtful foresight reads this article and joins the ranks of W.H. Jacobs and Gasser, Kendall, and Keyser in forging forward with an effort to work with the village of Prairie du Sac to create a multipurpose plaza area where the old Prairie du Sac Library now stands on Park Avenue, an idea I would be willing to volunteer day and night to help shape. Big results most always require taking big steps to ensure they happen. One day there could be a ring of green around the entire Tripp Museum to serve as a spark for the economy of this place and the gemutlichkeit of its people.

Why leave legacies for the future when we can create them right now?