Sometimes I hate being "right"
Recently I posted about the weather damage and/or suspected (on my part) vandalism of the revamped fountain adjacent to the Library's downtown branch. Weather, indeed, did play apart in the loss of some of the decorative tiles, not surprisingly, as we had that three week stretch where we didn't get above the freezing mark. As to vandalism? Alas, that seems to have occurred as well, as this email sent to me from Jill Morey seems to sadly concur with my original suspicions:
Dear Robert,
Your email message was forwarded to me. On Friday, I met with our landscape architect regarding the disappointing loose tiles on YDL’s Park Plaza fountain and “river of life.” We had experienced occasional tile loss on the “river” earlier and asked our contractor to work on the joints. This has not helped and we are brainstorming another solution to try when warmer weather arrives. The loss of tile on the fountain is even more troublesome, since it is the work of vandals. We will make necessary repairs in the spring and are considering what additional “weather resistant” methods can be used. Sadly, we have also adjusted our exterior security cameras to track the fountain area. I’m pleased to hear you are enjoying our mini-park. It’s a wonderful venue for expanded library programs (from concerts to Harriet Tubman re-enactments to ice sculpting).
Thank you for your interest in YDL.
Jill Morey, Library Director
Damn my spider-sense premonitional fore and hindsight! I'd rather be disappointed over weather or workmanship issues. Seeing that vandalism is to blame (at least in part), just pisses me off, and saddens me as well. After all, what's more sad than a public library needing to worry about security cameras in the first place? Sad enough that in this day and age, one needs to mention "Library and security camera" in a sentence to begin with.
PS. Thanks to Jill for responding to me so quickly-- I don't think even 48 hours had passed between my questioning email, and her answering one.
Dear Robert,
Your email message was forwarded to me. On Friday, I met with our landscape architect regarding the disappointing loose tiles on YDL’s Park Plaza fountain and “river of life.” We had experienced occasional tile loss on the “river” earlier and asked our contractor to work on the joints. This has not helped and we are brainstorming another solution to try when warmer weather arrives. The loss of tile on the fountain is even more troublesome, since it is the work of vandals. We will make necessary repairs in the spring and are considering what additional “weather resistant” methods can be used. Sadly, we have also adjusted our exterior security cameras to track the fountain area. I’m pleased to hear you are enjoying our mini-park. It’s a wonderful venue for expanded library programs (from concerts to Harriet Tubman re-enactments to ice sculpting).
Thank you for your interest in YDL.
Jill Morey, Library Director
Damn my spider-sense premonitional fore and hindsight! I'd rather be disappointed over weather or workmanship issues. Seeing that vandalism is to blame (at least in part), just pisses me off, and saddens me as well. After all, what's more sad than a public library needing to worry about security cameras in the first place? Sad enough that in this day and age, one needs to mention "Library and security camera" in a sentence to begin with.
PS. Thanks to Jill for responding to me so quickly-- I don't think even 48 hours had passed between my questioning email, and her answering one.
posted by Rob at 1:24 PM
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