Lisa - Convenience at the Price of Loss of Venue for Free Speech and Community Engagement

From: Lisa

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Cc: Lisa Warren <la-warren@att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9:22 AM
Subject: Time Sensitive : Regarding Draft Resolution JPA-9 4/26/2018, SCCLD JPA Meeting, April 26, 2018

To Chair, Vice Chair, Members, and Alternate Members of the Joint Powers Authority Board for the Santa Clara County Library District:

I request that you carefully review an email from Liana Crabtree sent to you all this morning, 4/25/18, between 6 and 7 AM.  Ms. Crabtree is a champion for our library system and very well versed on the issue at hand.  I can not come close to adequately describing the facts and the sentiment that she has shared with others.  Instead, I have chosen to reach out to you to simply ask that you take the time to truly read and reflect on what Ms. Crabtree's has shared with many.

While Ms. Crabtree sent her email as a Cupertino resident only and not a spokesperson for the Library Commission,  I can tell you that I attended a Library Commission meeting where several community members spoke about the subject and are in agreement with her analysis.  During that meeting, there was great discussion amongst commissioners and one, in particular, voiced gratitude for the views and discussion and, within short order, changed her initial thoughts on the subject.  

The price of convenience and expediency associated with locating polling sites inside libraries or near library entrances is too expensive when we factor in the loss of a vital venue for Free Speech in the 4 or 10 days leading up to Election Day.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Lisa Warren

Lifetime resident of Santa Clara County

32 year Cupertino resident and voter