FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY

ivy Srstem Headquarters: 2469 Montrose A venue, Abbotyjord, British Columbia. 604-859-714]

May 4, 1973

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Mr. R. A. Freeman,

City Clerk,

The Corporation of the City of
Port Coquitlan,

2272 McAllister Avenue,

Port Coquitlam, 3, c,

Dear Mr. Freeman:

At its quarterly meeting in Abbotsford on April 25: the Board
of Management discussed the possible construction of a new headquarters
building. It was agreed, however, that Planning of the facility be deferred
until some definite indication was received from the five western municipslities
as to their intentiuns of continuing ag members of the regional library systen.
This consideration would of course be a factor in estimating the size of the
proposed new headquarters building,

The question hag relevance to the Valley municipalities within
the Greater Vancouver Rezinnal District and at present members of the Fraser
Valley library system. These are velta, Fort Coquitia::, Richrond, Surrey
and “hite Rock. The options in exch case apprar ta be (a) to continue with
the eysten or (b) to withdraw, escablisn aq cenicipal litrary .board and
become a menber of the Greater Vancouver Library Council under the GYRD.

In the case of ‘hite Rock this could meen that its library would cone
under a Surrey board and in Port Coquitlam's case it has been sugeested
that the liorary would be a branch (with Fort Hoody) of a Coquitlam public
library under cre board.

The Board of Management has passed a rotion calling for each
of the five above-named western municipalities to decide within a. period
of two months what it intends to do. It is hoped that when the replieg are
received the Soard will be in a better position to rlan for a new head-
quarters building,

Would you please taxe this matter up with Counci] and give me
its views as soon as you can.

AILFOA, lev. (
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Secretary

Board of hanagenent

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