r/saskatoon Nov 27 '24

New renderings of the downtown Library News 📰

https://saskatooncentrallibrary.ca/explore/renderings-images/
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u/Zeberdee97 Nov 28 '24

The new downtown library will be giant white elephant within decade. A glorified overbuilt Internet cafe that generates zero revenue. Such an irresponsible investment for our city.

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u/No-Illustrator-2150 Nov 28 '24

When governments build roads and bridges, do people ask how it “generates revenue”?

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u/Zeberdee97 Nov 28 '24

Roads and bridges are necessities, libraries are luxuries. Libraries are unnecessary. Nobody will go there because of the major problems that our downtown already faces with rampant drug use and homelessness. We need to fix that before we start looking at any luxurious expensive buildings. I have a 5 year old daughter and the last time I took her downtown, we walked beside a man carrying a metal pipe threatening people. We then went to the midtown and saw a man punching security guards. The library is going to be swimming with these cockroaches.