Stepping Up To The Problem?

So what’s going on with the entrance to the Plattsburgh Public Library? I’m kinda confused.

Here’s the article about the entrance that appeared in the Press-Republican on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Page A5 (click on image for larger view):




As I mentioned in a previous post, all the city has done is to slap down some patch-up compound that falls apart in six months or less. The entrance looks like it belongs in downtown Baghdad. The PR article can be interpreted to say that the usual quick fix is all that will be done.



But I hear that a more permanent solution is in the works. The bidding mentioned in the article refers to a permanent fix, not the patch-up job. Of course, what kind of “permanent fix” the city comes up with remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, here’s an image from the latest downtown construction screw-up, the terraced seating being put in at the intersection of Bridge and Margaret Streets:



That looks like high-quality stonework. I wonder how much that stuff costs? Must be less than fixing the library steps, huh? Of course, there’s no restaurant on that corner; the spot has been taken over by a furniture store. So after this project is completed, all the drunks and dopers can sit there at night and marvel at the furnishings on display in the window.

All 117,000 of them per year.