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<br />Dave Osberg, City Administrator <br />City of Hastings <br />10 I 4th Street East <br />Hastings, Minnesota 55033 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Osberg: <br /> <br />I am writing on behalf of the Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. Our board met on July II, and voted <br />to support the addition of a new sign along the library's frontage on Highway 55. <br /> <br />The new sign is intended to provide additional visibility to the library. There is no other sign denoting <br />the building until you are on the frontage road right in front it. The sign is also designed to quickly signal to <br />people traveling on Highway 55 whether the library is open or closed. We believe this will be a significant <br />benefit to city residents in that they will no longer need to proceed up Pleasant Drive to view the current <br />sign to determine this status. <br /> <br />Dakota County Capital Planning-Property Management and the Dakota County Library worked together <br />to design a similar sign for the Wentworth Library in West Saint Paul. This approach helped reduce design <br />costs. The estimate for the sign is approximately $12,000. <br /> <br />Additionally, we strongly support the use of Doffing funds as a source of revenue for this project. It is our <br />belief that the sign will meet the bequest's goal of improving library services to the residents of Hastings. <br />Since the Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library have substantial discretion in advising the City of Hastings on <br />distribution of these funds, we trust this recommendation will be given full consideration. <br /> <br />Ifthere is additional information that would assist you in evaluating this request, please feel free to <br />contact me. <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Kathy Swanson Treasurer Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library <br />For Kathy Almendinger President of Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library <br /> <br />~/~/)7~/ <br />