opinion: Tearing down library building would further show America's wastefulness

I have been on all floors of the downtown library, and I am impressed with the solid feeling of the building and the layout in general. I never experienced any difficulty regarding accessibility.

I have read nothing that convinces me that what appears to be a perfectly sound building should be razed to the ground. Are the foundations crumbling? Is the building falling apart? Are the patrons clamoring for a new building? Has a survey been done? Has the board obtained an impartial expert opinion, apart from that from an architect with a vested interest?

Personally, I am outraged at the utter wastefulness of this ill conceived and totally unnecessary destruction. To repeat . . . only in America!

Stuart J Baggaley

Ann Arbor