Page 12 Times-Villager www.timesvillager.com • Wed., April 3, 2013 had another closed session sched- uled for Monday to discuss the lease. When asked if the library is moved and the rest of the project doesn’t take off, Stadtmueller said that is a risk his investment group is taking. A market study on retail and office space in Kaukauna was done two years ago as part of the feasibility study of this project before the library was even under considera- tion, and they found almost no space equivalent to this in terms of services in the building and the character of the space that would be occupied. Stadtmueller said there is aver- age demand but very little supply for space like this. “What we really need is a good place to put people,” he said. Wieczorek thinks the monthly average of 12,000 people a month coming through the library will be enticing for potential tenants, and that number should increase if the library becomes more comfortable. Library Board President Mary Jo Kilgas wanted to emphasize that moving the library is not a done deal. “Until the city council says it looks good, the library board sits and we wait,” she said. Stadtmueller said the river can enhance the project, and they are looking at taking advantage of the river to get people to the building. Stadtmueller noted Thilmany started a corporate commitment to the building several years ago, and laid the groundwork for the project. Mayor Gene Rosin ended the pro- gram by saying that it was a good meeting and while noting the two portions of the Grand KaKalin proj- ect do not hinge on the other, he thinks they will both contribute to the success of the entire project. He said some people think the project has been moving quickly when in reality it’s been several years in the making, mostly behind the scenes. “There’s so many things that entered into this project that we hadn’t even dreamed about origi- nally,” he said. Once the locks are renovated and Little Chute gets their bridge built, there will be easier access to the area. He believes future occupants of the building with cater to the boat traffic and to the people who visit the library. Stadtmueller said the navigational authority is encourag- ing them to put in docks and tie-ups in the canal. There will also be a linear park along the river on the southern por- tion of the property. While Rosin believes the easiest thing for Thilmany would have been to just tear the building down, Stadtmueller and Associates stepped in and were willing to get to the point where they are now. “I give Randy a lot of accolades, and think he’s done a fantastic job of making sure nothing is missed,” Rosin said. “There was no interest in (the Gustman property) until the word got out about the upper mill project.” When it looked like the senior housing project was going to hap- pen, that’s when people became more interested in the rest of the Gustman property. Rosin said since the news of the downtown developments came out, interest has picked up in other prop- erty in the city including the indus- trial park and Commerce Crossing. Floor plan explained Wieczorek said Frank has put a tremendous amount of work into the plan that will be workable not only for 2013 but for many years into the future. He doesn’t know how libraries are going to change in the future but looking back to 1993 he never would imagined the library would look like it does now. “There were no websites, no online shopping, no online banking, no Internet,” he said. “If you were state of the art, you carried a pager.” There are five distinct areas in the floor plan including the entry/lobby, adult non-fiction collection, adult fiction collection, young adult collec- tion, and children’s area. In addition there is a staff area and young adult activity room that is urgently needed. The noise level inside the library presently increases when students arrive from River View School after 3 p.m., sometimes disturbing other library patrons. Wieczorek said library use has increased over the past 20 years, peaking in 2008 when the economy went downhill. About three-quarters of the popu- lation have home computers, so one- quarter of the people are using pub- lic library computers for Internet access, and to create resumes and apply for jobs. Those people also come to the library to learn how to use nooks and kindles. The library’s use of the electronic book program increased 180 percent from 2011 to 2012. Wieczorek said studies have shown that patrons who use e-books do more reading than people with- out, and not just e-books but print books. “I’ll make this prediction,” he said. “I think in 20 years time, magazines and newspapers will all be online, but there will always be print books.” Book circulation and door counts have increased over the years and Wieczorek doesn’t see a community like Kaukauna not having print books indefinitely. “What this floor plan will do is provide the flexibility and adapt- ability to change as society and technology changes,” Wieczorek said. All of the shelving stacks will be just four feet tall, making them ADA compliant. New books will be able to be placed on top of the shelves. There will be more room for chil- dren to play, but there will be only one welcome/circulation desk. Wieczorek said additional staffing will not be needed even though the size of the floor plan is twice as large as the current library, which is 10,500 sq. ft. He anticipates one person being at the main desk and two others on the library floor with notebook comput- ers to offer assistance to patrons. There will be an outside book drop along the relocated Thilmany Road, an outdoor reading area toward to the west of the building by the bridge, and a fireplace in the library lobby area. The furnishings in the interior of the building will come from the library board and donors. “It’s the community’s library, there will be a place for the commu- nity,” Wieczorek said. “This will be a home for the community to gather.” Right now, they don’t have a place for a lot of programming activities the library would like to do. The new library will have plenty of space for those programs. Library Programmer Ashley Thiem-Menning said a lack of space is a big issue in the library, and hin- ders her ability to run programs. Two of her book collections for older kids are in the story room, and when there is story time, those kids are hindered when attempting to see those books. Last summer when Randy Peterson gave a presentation, it had to be across the street at River View and 253 people didn’t come to the library for a library event. The new library would have plenty of space for programming for both children and adult programs. “This will give us the space so we won’t have to infringe on the rights that everyone has to come into the library and do what they want to do there undisturbed,” she said. She said they worked really hard to have the plan be as functional as it is. Thiem-Menning said every book in the library was checked out at least four times last year. KaKalin continued from page 10 SEH illustration This illustration shows the proposed site layout for the southern portion of Grand KaKalin development proposed by Stadtmueller and Associates. 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Page 12 Times-Villager www.timesvillager.com • Wed., April 3, 2013
had another closed session sched-uled for Monday to discuss thelease.
When asked if the library ismoved and the rest of the projectdoesn’t take off, Stadtmueller saidthat is a risk his investment groupis taking.
A market study on retail and officespace in Kaukauna was done twoyears ago as part of the feasibilitystudy of this project before thelibrary was even under considera-tion, and they found almost no spaceequivalent to this in terms of servicesin the building and the character ofthe space that would be occupied.
Stadtmueller said there is aver-age demand but very little supplyfor space like this.
“What we really need is a goodplace to put people,” he said.
Wieczorek thinks the monthlyaverage of 12,000 people a monthcoming through the library will beenticing for potential tenants, andthat number should increase if thelibrary becomes more comfortable.
Library Board President Mary JoKilgas wanted to emphasize thatmoving the library is not a donedeal. “Until the city council says itlooks good, the library board sitsand we wait,” she said.Stadtmueller said the river canenhance the project, and they are
looking at taking advantage of theriver to get people to the building.
Stadtmueller noted Thilmanystarted a corporate commitment tothe building several years ago, andlaid the groundwork for the project.
Mayor Gene Rosin ended the pro-gram by saying that it was a goodmeeting and while noting the twoportions of the Grand KaKalin proj-ect do not hinge on the other, hethinks they will both contribute tothe success of the entire project.
He said some people think theproject has been moving quicklywhen in reality it’s been severalyears in the making, mostly behindthe scenes.
“There’s so many things thatentered into this project that wehadn’t even dreamed about origi-nally,” he said.
Once the locks are renovated andLittle Chute gets their bridge built,there will be easier access to thearea.
He believes future occupants ofthe building with cater to the boattraffic and to the people who visitthe library. Stadtmueller said thenavigational authority is encourag-ing them to put in docks and tie-upsin the canal.
There will also be a linear parkalong the river on the southern por-tion of the property.
While Rosin believes the easiestthing for Thilmany would have beento just tear the building down,
Stadtmueller and Associatesstepped in and were willing to get tothe point where they are now.
“I give Randy a lot of accolades,and think he’s done a fantastic job ofmaking sure nothing is missed,”Rosin said. “There was no interestin (the Gustman property) until theword got out about the upper millproject.”
When it looked like the seniorhousing project was going to hap-pen, that’s when people becamemore interested in the rest of theGustman property.
Rosin said since the news of thedowntown developments came out,interest has picked up in other prop-erty in the city including the indus-trial park and Commerce Crossing.
Floor plan explainedWieczorek said Frank has put a
tremendous amount of work intothe plan that will be workable notonly for 2013 but for many yearsinto the future.
He doesn’t know how libraries aregoing to change in the future butlooking back to 1993 he never wouldimagined the library would look likeit does now.
“There were no websites, noonline shopping, no online banking,no Internet,” he said. “If you werestate of the art, you carried a pager.”
There are five distinct areas in thefloor plan including the entry/lobby,adult non-fiction collection, adult
fiction collection, young adult collec-tion, and children’s area.
In addition there is a staff area andyoung adult activity room that isurgently needed. The noise levelinside the library presently increaseswhen students arrive from RiverView School after 3 p.m., sometimesdisturbing other library patrons.
Wieczorek said library use hasincreased over the past 20 years,peaking in 2008 when the economywent downhill.
About three-quarters of the popu-lation have home computers, so one-quarter of the people are using pub-lic library computers for Internetaccess, and to create resumes andapply for jobs.
Those people also come to thelibrary to learn how to use nooksand kindles.
The library’s use of the electronicbook program increased 180 percentfrom 2011 to 2012.
Wieczorek said studies haveshown that patrons who use e-booksdo more reading than people with-out, and not just e-books but printbooks.
“I’ll make this prediction,” he said.“I think in 20 years time, magazinesand newspapers will all be online,but there will always be printbooks.”
Book circulation and door countshave increased over the years andWieczorek doesn’t see a community
like Kaukauna not having printbooks indefinitely.
“What this floor plan will do isprovide the flexibility and adapt-ability to change as society andtechnology changes,” Wieczoreksaid.
All of the shelving stacks will bejust four feet tall, making themADA compliant. New books will beable to be placed on top of theshelves.
There will be more room for chil-dren to play, but there will be onlyone welcome/circulation desk.Wieczorek said additional staffingwill not be needed even though thesize of the floor plan is twice as largeas the current library, which is10,500 sq. ft.
He anticipates one person being atthe main desk and two others on thelibrary floor with notebook comput-ers to offer assistance to patrons.
There will be an outside book dropalong the relocated Thilmany Road,an outdoor reading area toward tothe west of the building by thebridge, and a fireplace in the librarylobby area.
The furnishings in the interior ofthe building will come from thelibrary board and donors.
“It’s the community’s library,there will be a place for the commu-nity,” Wieczorek said. “This will be ahome for the community to gather.”
Right now, they don’t have a placefor a lot of programming activitiesthe library would like to do. Thenew library will have plenty ofspace for those programs.
Library Programmer AshleyThiem-Menning said a lack of spaceis a big issue in the library, and hin-ders her ability to run programs.Two of her book collections for olderkids are in the story room, andwhen there is story time, those kidsare hindered when attempting tosee those books.
Last summer when RandyPeterson gave a presentation, it hadto be across the street at River Viewand 253 people didn’t come to thelibrary for a library event.
The new library would haveplenty of space for programming forboth children and adult programs.
“This will give us the space so wewon’t have to infringe on the rightsthat everyone has to come into thelibrary and do what they want to dothere undisturbed,” she said.
She said they worked really hardto have the plan be as functional asit is.
Thiem-Menning said every bookin the library was checked out atleast four times last year.
KaKalincontinued from page 10
SEH illustrationThis illustration shows the proposed site layout for the southern portion of Grand KaKalin developmentproposed by Stadtmueller and Associates. The Kaukauna Public Library will be the main tenant of thebuilding. Thilmany Road would be relocated from the southern portion of the property to north of the for-mer Eagle mill near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
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