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76 <br /> ■ Distances/travel time and public transportation — Although the distance from the St. <br /> Lucie County line to the Main Library is just 8 . 7 miles , many trips to the Main <br /> Library or a West County library will take more than the 20 minutes maximum travel <br /> time in the Florida standards . Seasonal congestion extends trip time and anticipated <br /> development will further congest roads . <br /> rw <br /> Various locations for a library were suggested by residents and county staff. The options below <br /> discuss the most likely of those . <br /> Option 1 : Build a full service branch library at South County Park, Oslo Road and 20rh <br /> Avenue SW. <br /> .r The county owns 80 acres at the South County Park. The property has frontage on Oslo <br /> Road, a main thoroughfare in the area. The entrance is on 20t Avenue SW , a short <br /> distance from Oslo Road . When a library for the southern part of the county was <br /> err considered in the past, this was to be its location . A new multi-purpose facility on the <br /> property to be built to the right of the park entrance driveway is in the planning stages . <br /> Further park development — aquatic and more playing fields — is hoped for in future . A <br /> ■• water treatment plant and fire station are also at this location . <br /> Issues <br /> ■ Opportunity for high visibility and an entrance from Oslo Road is available . <br /> ■ Parking may need to be shared with recreation facilities which could cause problems <br /> at times of high use and when library programs are going on . <br /> ■ A middle school and elementary school are within short walks/bike rides . The school <br /> system owns around 80 acres nearby ; that property is under consideration as the <br /> location for a new south county high school (no decision as of this writing) . The <br /> number and close proximity of schools can have a significant impact on the services <br /> and staffing needed, particularly in afternoon and evening hours . Students from <br /> nearby schools will flood into the library after school , many of them there to wait <br /> until parents pick them up after work. Programs and staff to keep them occupied and <br /> to assist them with homework will be needed . Older customers will not want to share <br /> space with so many children during this time period . In general , when public libraries <br /> are built near schools , additional staffing for after school hours is needed . <br /> ■ The active recreation services at the park will also bring children to the location and <br /> this may cause difficulties with supervision and control . On the other hand, serving <br /> children is something that libraries do and do well . This location will certainly be <br /> r. highly available to a lot of kids . <br /> ■ Preliminary evaluation of this location raises concerns about whether it is centrally <br /> located for what will be the South County population . New development is occurring <br /> 1W and planned for west of the park. Some of the population will eventually be in the <br /> western portion of South County, if all residential development occurs as planned <br /> rm <br /> which it may not . <br /> r. <br /> Indian River County Library Master Facilities Plan 2005 - 2025 <br />