Coffee shop pitched for Forest Glade library
The Forest Glade community has a park, a hockey rink, baseball diamonds and a library all in one area.
But a city councillor says there's just one thing missing: a place to get a cup of coffee.
Ward 7 Coun. Irek Kuzmiercyk wants to add a coffee to the local branch of the Windsor Public Library there.
"Coffee shops are more than coffee shops in Canada. They're social meeting places," he said.
Kuzmiercyk says the Forest Glade Arena already sees foot traffic. So does the rink, tennis courts, the community centre and baseball diamonds.
"You already have the people here. That's what would differentiate Forest Glade's library from all others," he said.
Area residents Shantelle Walters likes the idea of a coffee shop at the library.
"I think it would be wonderful," she said. "I love coffee, all the time, all day long and I think it would make people stay here longer."
Chris Woodrow, the acting CEO of the Windsor Public Library says it's not so simple.
"We have very little space in there as it is for programming," he said. "So squeezing a cafe in there wouldn't be a good use of space in my mind."
That's not to say the nearby community centre couldn't house a cafe.
According to the library, the city's culture and recreation department is currently working on a proposal to serve up a cup at Forest Glade community centre.
