Clarification of cuts

Councilwoman Renie Peterson expressed frustration at the planned closing of the Chambers Plaza Library.

While staff said the facility's closure was finalized at the Winter Budget Session, council members expressed confusion about the final verdict.

"I’ve been left confused because I thought this staff was going to look for dollars elsewhere. I was told that the announcement has already been made," Peterson said. "I’m a little bit agitated about that."

But Mayor Ed Tauer said that the decision had been made last month.

"My memory is is that one of those 16 items was a block of things ... Two common, visible closures – one of them was the Fitzsimons pool, the other was the Chambers library," Tauer said. "The council did give the city manager direction to go forward with those 16 things."

Council members discussed other possibilities to serve residents near the Chambers Plaza Library on the northwest corner of Colfax Avenue and Chambers Road.