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04 h • • 1. An area that is frequently visited by all segments of the community during daily activities. 2. Location on busy primary streets or arterial highways, with the library located at an intersection or corner locatio'n and with easy access to the site. 3. An area of high pedestrian traffic. , • - 4. . Convenient access to public parking. 5. High visibility and identification with the area. . , 6. Located on or close to public transportation in those corn- - munities where such transportation exists. • 7. A part of or immediately adjacent to a retail commercial area. Several options in central Chapel Hill are available: • 1. Expansion at the present site. Adjacent properties to the west and north are both available. A facility can be designed that would be in full harmony with the present building and the surrounding neighborhood. In addition, a single facility would • maximize efficiency of operation. 2. • Old Police Building. This facility is a viable option for a main • or branch library. However, it may be a better location for the • Local Government Center. 3. "Pearsall" Property (Church Street Parkin() Lot). -Could be redeveloped after immediate use to meet parking needs, so as to accommodate both a library and public parkin°. • 4. Parkin° Lot No. 2 site (east of Columbia Street). Same as the Pearsall property. — • 5. Purchase of the Southern Bell (Belk) building. This 30,000 sq. ft. building is for sale. It would be large enough to house a • single central library facility. We feel there would be significant advantages in having one main library rather than 2 separate structures. The operation of a single facility would be more efficient, and less costly. • - If a one-building library system does not remain at the present site, with expansions, the question of re-use of the existing library building arises. Future use of the present building, without addition of the - adjacent lots, would be indexed _the existing_liTited parkin° available and, the kinds of----use—s---- approodate in a FJThTirily • residential a-rea.