99. Dawaune Lamont Hayes on Omaha's Downtown Library and an Alternate Vision for the Space

Earlier this year, Mayor Jean Stothert announced intentions to
give the land where Omaha's downtown library sits to Mutual of
Omaha so they can build a new headquarters roughly 20 streets
away from their current building in Midtown Crossing. This meant
finding new land to develop as a downtown library further from
public transportation routes and which looks likely to cost the
city considerably more than it currently spends on the W. Dale
Clark Library. Many, including members of the Omaha City Council,
have been critical of the process, particularly for its sudden
urgency. Today, Dawaune Lamont Hayes returns to the show to talk
with Tom Knoblauch about the process Mayor Stothert has chosen to
undertake to move the library and to present an alternate vision
for what to do with the space as a transit station and cultural
center.