VILLAGE AND LIBRARY TO HEAR CONSULTANT’S COST ESTIMATES

Glenview’s trustees will hold a joint meeting with members of the library board at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 17 to hear from consultant Sente, Rubel, Bosman, Lee.  The Northbrook architectural firm will explain what the village should expect to spend for various levels of improvement to its library – from a simple expansion with more ground level parking to a total replacement of the current facility and construction of a three-story garage.

Meanwhile, critics of plans for a large new library are gearing up to fight the idea  – saying Glenview doesn’t need and shouldn’t pay for a building in excess of 100,000 square feet.

Terry Wodder, a former Northbrook resident who challenged plans for library renovation in that community, claims Glenview’s Executive Librarian Vicki Novak has spread misinformation about library use to sell the community on a bigger building.  In April, Novak sent an e-mail contending that library visits in 2004 increased by more than 21 percent from 2003.

Wodder, a retired actuary who now lives in West Virginia, took a close look at the numbers and discovered a “serious discrepancy.”  Novak had based her estimate on about 359,000 visits in 2003, but an official statistical summary indicated about 443,700 visits.  In other words, because she thought 359,000 people had come to the libary in 2003, attendance in 2004 appeared to be up dramatically.  In fact, when compared with the actual number of visitors in 2003, attendance in 2004 declined by about 8,300 people.

Novak’s estimates of reference room and Internet use were also off by big margins, and Wodder wrote to attack her for the errors. 

One week later, he got a letter from the library’s attorney stating that Novak had made “an innocent mistake.” 

Wodder was dubious. “I find it a little hard to believe that someone trained in the library sciences would make three ‘innocent’ mistakes of such magnitude,” he wrote, adding that the errors “could cost Glenview taxpayers millions of dollars in unnecessary construction and demolition expenses.”

He then requested a series of documents related to library use and received a one paragraph response by certified mail.  “I am in receipt of your letter dated July 10,” wrote attorney Michael Roth.  “If you desire additional information, you may follow the generally applicable procedures under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.”

Wodder has also attacked the library board and Novak for failing to provide the public with credible studies of how many patron seats are actually filled at any given time, failing to study parking needs, analyze how the Internet might impact future library use and estimate future operating costs for a big new facility.

WHAT THE CONSULTANT WILL SAY

Consultant Sente, Rubel, Bosman and Lee believes Glenview does need a larger library.  If nothing else, the firm says we must expand to make the facility more accessible to disabled people – a federal requirement. Sente also noted significant parking problems that may be keeping library attendance artificially low.  The firm’s report, released to reporters earlier this week, highlights cramped conditions for library staff and an inability to “display collections and resources in ways that are more conducive to and encouraging use” of library materials by the public. 

But Sente agrees with critics who feel past library consultants may have recommended too many seats for a new facility.  One proposed 433 seats.  Another thought 371 would suffice.   

Industry standards suggest 175 seats would be enough to serve a community the size of Glenview, and the current library actually has 225 reader seats.  Sente said Glenview is a community that makes extensive use of its library, so we may need more than the average, but the latest consultant thinks this topic requires further public study.

Could we improve the current building rather than constructing a new library?  Sente says the existing building is “in poor to fair condition,” and needs repairs.  “The mechanical system does not function properly, parking is inadequate. . .and power and data distribution is inadequate.”  The architectural firm offered a laundry list of repairs that would cost an estimated $5.3 million.

OPTIONS AND PRICE TAGS FOR THE FUTURE

Taking its marching orders from the trustees, Sente has outlined various options the community might choose, depending on how much it wants to spend.  The firm lists 12 scenarios – eight of them involving renovation and expansion of the current building, which is nearly 51,000 square feet. 

Four scenarios suggest moving the library to another space while work is done on the current building.  Sente says the cost for such a move in Mount Prospect was $2.5 million.  On the other hand, the consultant says a new building at another location would make it possible to continue serving the public from the current site.

The cheapest option -- $10 million – involves keeping the library at its current location, building a larger parking lot on the land now occupied by Epco Paint to provide about 160 spaces and constructing a 13,500 square foot addition.  The new facility would comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, but there would be no additional space for programs or books.

For $15 million, Sente says, a larger addition – up to 20,500 square feet – could be built and parking expanded to about 180 spaces.

Twenty million dollars would allow the village to expand by more than 33,000 square feet and to have more than 210 parking spaces. 

Twenty-five million dollars would mean an even bigger expansion – more than 49,000 square feet and up to 242 parking spaces.  At this price, Sente figured Glenview could also build a new, 83,000-square-foot library with 200 parking spaces.  Unlike other price ranges, where the architect offered a handful of drawings, this category sparked 13 possible designs.

For $30 million, a slightly larger building could be built – 86,000 square feet – along with 226 parking spaces, and the top price studied -- $35 million – would allow a building of nearly 101,000 square feet and up to 258 parking spots.

Different scenarios would result in different levels of service.  Sente said its most interesting finding was that “the largest service goal can be met by two very different budgets, in two very different ways.”

One scenario, costing the community $25 million, involves staying at the current location while remodeling and expanding.  “While this does mean some temporary inconveniences, the pay-off is evident in terms of optimizing library service,” Sente wrote.  The alternate scenario, costing $35 million, involves building new.

Sente also points out that parking will be a key factor in the cost of a new library.  “Some of the site schemes in the $25 million range have an alternate to increase the parking deck from two levels to three levels, eliminating the need for the existing south parking lot, however, the additional funds needed to add a level to the deck results in less square footage for the building, or a slightly higher budget,” the consultant concludes.

Residents who want to hear more can watch Wednesday night’s meeting on local cable at 7 p.m. or stop by the board room at Village Hall.  Sente is expected to explain its findings in depth.  Public comment will not be invited at this time.

STATE LAWMAKERS TO HOST HEARING ON MILITARY HOUSING

Glenview’s State Senators Jeff Schoenberg and Susan Garrett will hold the first in a series of hearings on the financial impact of proposed military housing on school districts in Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood and North Chicago from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, August 24 at Attea Middle School in The Glen. The hearings are aimed at helping area school districts obtain accurate cost projections in light of federal proposals to construct private military housing here.

“Everyone supports the idea of constructing high-quality, affordable housing for the families of the men and women who proudly serve our country,” said Sen. Schoenberg. “However, these revised proposals continue to place considerable strain on the finances of our school districts, because the compensation promised from Washington comes nowhere close to meeting the actual costs of providing these students with a first-rate education. Every parent with a child in these school districts should be concerned about the potentially devastating effect that these housing proposals will have on the budgets of their neighborhood schools.”

FORMER CUB AND GLENVIEW RESIDENT HUNDLEY BOOKED FOR DUI

Tuesday’s edition of the Chicago Tribune reported on a high profile traffic stop in Glenview: “Behind the wheel of a new blue Hummer H2 Friday night in Glenview, his two daughters buckled safely in the backseat, Todd Hundley started feeling his head getting lighter and his eyelids heavier with every city block. Hundley blamed a dose of the prescription painkiller Vicodin that he took for his ailing back on an empty stomach earlier in the evening when he thought he was in for the night. But when his 15-year-old daughter called for a ride from Hundley's ex-wife Tiffany's house 15 minutes across town, he put his 8-year-old daughter in the backseat of his car and hurried over to pick her up. It was on the trip home, within a mile of his house, that the former Cubs catcher began to feel 'discombobulated. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks,' Hundley said Monday. "That was it. There was no alcohol at all involved." That will be the story he tells to defend himself next month when he faces charges of driving under the influence and endangering the life and health of children, Class A misdemeanors. Hundley also was cited for making an improper turn, improper lane usage and driving a vehicle without insurance.”

TEEN’S DEATH SPARKS MORTON GROVE ARREST

A Morton Grove liquor store owner will be in court Sept. 6 for allegedly selling alcohol to some Glenview teens who shared it with the 16-year-old boy who drowned in an Indian Ridge pond earlier this month. 

The boy’s mother wants the 42-year-old man prosecuted "to the fullest extent of the law.”  If he’s convicted, she wants the store shut down. "My son is gone and nothing will bring him back, but I don't want to see any other parent go through this,” she told the Pioneer Press.

Morton Grove officials said the store, which changed ownership in May, had been caught several times selling alcohol to minors.  

Joseph Tyrpak was laid to rest Friday after a Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Glenview. He would have been a junior at Glenbrook South High School.

"Joey was just an incredible kid. He was a generous young man," said his mother. "We all know these kinds of things happen. I never dreamed this would happen to us."

PIONEER PRESS ADDS PERSPECTIVE

Taking a big picture perspective, the Glenview Announcements shared results of two national polls that showed many of America’s teenagers say they routinely get their hands on booze, and parents sometimes are their suppliers.

“Nearly half of teens ages 13 to 18 polled in April by Northbrook-based Teenage Research Unlimited said they had obtained alcohol at some point,” the paper said. “About one out of four American parents with children aged 12 to 20 agreed that teens should be able to drink at home with their parents present, according to a survey conducted in April by Harris Interactive of Rochester, N.Y.”

TERRORIST FEARS HIT HOME

-- A local wag tells The Watch that nationally-known jazz pianist Judy Roberts called police earlier this month after shopping at the Heatherfield Jewel. Outside, she noticed a  metal Brinks box and a gasoline container.  The store was promptly evacuated, and a professional bomb squad arrived.  Fortunately, they found no explosives.

-- A popular area deli, Max & Benny’s in Northbrook, was evacuated last week after six patrons and employees got sick.  Officials blamed fumes from two small bags of liquid in the ladies' room and reported the matter to the FBI, but Northbrook Fire Chief Jay Reardon said there was no reason to believe terrorists were at work. "It could very simply be a mistake by the janitorial service," he concluded.  

POLICE SUED OVER HANDLING OF SUSPECT

Glenview police face a federal lawsuit in connection with the case of a Prospect Heights man who claims he went into a diabetic coma because officers refused to let him go home and take a shot of insulin during an investigation at the police station last year.

Dominick Gagliardotto, a diabetic, says a relative eventually brought the insulin to the station, but he never got it.  Instead, he says, he was handcuffed and taken to Glenbrook Hospital when he started going into diabetic shock.

Gagliardotto wants $1 million in damages, but Glenview attorney Jeff Randall says there’s no legal basis for the man’s claim.

SCHOOL NEWS AND BLUES

Glenview’s high school district could be $1.3 million short this fiscal year after returning more than half a million dollars to Allstate Insurance.  The Northbrook company successfully appealed a tax assessment, and school districts that had collected revenue from the firm were ordered to give it back.

What’s more, the district may have to return $1 million next year, producing a deficit of more than $2.5 million.  The news comes despite recent fee hikes and staff cuts. Officials said they would use reserves to fill the gap. 

CABLE COSTS GOING UP

Many Glenview residents will have to pay more for premium cable channels because Comcast has announced it will only offer HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and other popular programming to customers who have digital cable.  For current analog customers, that means a price hike.  Standard service with HBO will run about $64 plus tax, and there will be a $5 charge for each additional TV set in the home.

Digital service will mean about 200 more channels for consumers – some providing high-definition programming.

Glenview’s cable director Julie Gray said she had received few complaints from residents.  She said Comcast is not, technically, a monopoly, since a handful of residents can choose another cable provider – Wide Open West or “WOW,” and anyone can sign up for a satellite dish.  That option does not afford access to cablecasts of village board and plan commission meetings.

NEWS FROM THE NEIGHBORS

-- “No one was hurt when a miniature Ferris wheel at Northbrook Days ground to a halt with one car upside down and another nearly so,” wrote reporter Irv Leavitt at the Northbrook Star. “It took about 20 minutes for firefighters to rescue eight toddlers from the malfunctioning carnival ride which rotates slowly so as not to scare the toddlers it's designed to entertain. The children sat on what had been the ceilings of the brightly colored cars while they waited to be saved. Some cried softly, and a couple were heard to laugh now and then. Although the scene was charged with pathos, with children trapped in the small cars, worried parents on the ground, and firefighters coming to the rescue, the episode also had an air of banality, since it all took place no more than 12 feet from the ground.”

-- Preservations are working to save an historic home in Kenilworth – one of a few designed by noted Chicago architect Daniel Burnham.  A woman who bought the house at 157 Kenilworth had hoped to tear it down, but critics say it’s in perfect condition, and they’re working to find another buyer who wants to keep the home.

-- The Buffalo Grove Park District has banned smoking on its properties.  Park District Board President Scott Jacobson said an organization that touts health and fitness should be firmly in the no smoking camp. “There is no constitutional right to smoke," he said.  

WILDLIFE WATCH

-- Rob Blomquist reports citing a large hawk on his daughter's swing set in Tall Trees. “I froze and enjoyed the presence of this magnificent bird in my backyard,” he recalls. “It was a Red Tailed Hawk -- an unusual sight for a wooded yard such as mine. It was probably hunting in the cemetery directly to our north.  I usually see these large birds of prey soaring over open lands like Gallery Park and the Air Station Prairie.  After a few moments, the large bird (probably 20 inches tall), took off and barely cleared our back fence to fly back into the cemetery and beyond.  It was a wonderful natural encounter right here in Glenview.”  

-- Nancy Halliday saw a family of wood ducks on the north branch of the Chicago River near her home in downtown Glenview.

SAVE THE DATE

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook will host its third annual golf outing on September 26 at the Sunset Ridge Country Club.  For details on the benefit, call 847-724-2620.

READERS WRITE

Pam Lewkovich reports that a new group has formed to lobby for a great new library: “The goal of Glenview Citizens for a Quality Library is to encourage the village board to build a new library that will serve Glenview not just now but for the future as well. We are not as concerned about saving money as we are about giving Glenview a library that will fit the needs of all its residents. Anyone interested in learning more can contact me at P.lewkovich@comcast.net.”

Howard Schneider begs the question:  if we build it, won’t cars come? “We would all like to travel at the speed limit on all roads at all times. However, in our world this is a
dream.  Does anyone really believe that if Willow Road were expanded in Northfield,  congestion would disappear? If you build more lanes in Northfield, more drivers will use Willow, and that will add to the congestion. When will people learn?  It’s like the film Field of Dreams. Build it and they will come. What would happen to the entrance ramp for the Edens?  It is already clogged. If you double the size of Willow Road in Northfield, you might just double the traffic going onto the expressway, causing an even longer back up. No one will get through any faster. I think that two lanes through Northfield serves as a speed bump – slowing traffic down but having no significant impact on a trip. An improved Lake Avenue is a good east/west alternative to Willow, but Lake runs through the center of Glenview, so many village residents and politicians would rather see the traffic along the Northbrook border – not in their backyards.”

JLo wants a new service from Village Hall – skunk assistance: “One morning last week I looked outside to find a giant dead skunk being feasted upon by a host of flies and other nasty things in my back yard.  After numerous calls, I discovered that the police department’s animal control officer would not help. (What does this person do anyhow?) In fact, no one from the police department, fire department or public works would do anything.  I begged public works to meet me at the driveway so I could guide the guys to the carcass, but was told that they would only respond to a demise on the parkway.  (How inconsiderate of the skunk to croak on the lawn and not the parkway!)  My dear neighbors came and shoveled the remains into a plastic bag and offered to get rid of said beastie for me, but I decided that the good folks at public works should get to share in the fun. I called them again and told them that there was a dead animal on my parkway.  They were there in the time it takes to toast one piece of bread. Bottom line: What am I paying substantial sums of money in taxes for if not for a bit of aid from the village?  Oh, I know, it must be for consultants and surveys and studies of things that are crystal clear in the first place.  Arghh!”

And Rick Nasello writes: “After reading the  Backyard Wildlife article in the village newsletter, I wondered why the village didn't use the ‘S’ word -- skunk. That's right, stinkin skunk! Once again the village has completely avoided mentioning anything about this community’s considerable skunk problem. In the last Glenview Watch, someone suggested replacing the bear with a possum on the village seal. There are no bears in the area, and we do have plenty of possums.  But without a doubt skunks are more prevalent and should be on the village seal. The smell of skunk juice permeates our air. As a matter of fact anyone with a stuffed up nose or sinus problem is invited over to my place to sit in the skunk chamber I call my backyard. It will certainly clear out any stuffiness they may have. Just last night I went to let our dog out, and there was a skunk right out the back door digging up our lawn, looking for food. They were also living under a neighbor’s front porch for a while. I live near Shermer and Central. If and when they develop the Nicor site, anything living there will migrate into the surrounding area and make the problem worse.”

JH is “concerned that the park district’s Director of Leisure Services Bob Quill, the man who grossly underestimated the new pool memberships and has made a number of other big mistakes, will be up for the position to be vacated by Executive Director Tom Richardson. This concerns me. Everything he touches turns into a big money pit.”

GNB writes about coolers at public pools: “Perhaps a month ago, a friend of mine told me that one of her friends was stopped at one of the pools because she had a cooler.  Staff told her that she was unable to bring any food into the pool.  The woman told the staff that they were unable to eat any of the food at the pool because they kept Kosher, but they were still unable to enter with their food.  At the time I thought this was odd, because we always bring a small soft cooler into the pool and have never been stopped and told about this rule.   Then, last week, there were three new signs at Flick Pool stating that no outside food of any kind is allowed and that coolers are prohibited. 

“Why did they put up these signs? Did they budget for more concession sales than they are expecting to get?  The concession area is quite small considering the size of the pool, and often there is quite a line at the stand -- particularly during a safety break.  The capacity of this snack area is nowhere near what the pool holds, and if this rule was strictly enforced there would not be enough tables and the line would be ridiculous.”

The Watch put this matter to Bob Quill, director of leisure services, and here’s what he had to say:  “The restriction on food at Flick and Roosevelt Pools has been in place from the beginning of the year.  The rule has been posted at each pool since opening day.  It is a policy reviewed and passed by the Board of Park Commissioners.  Restricting outside food is common practice at pool facilities throughout the metropolitan area when concessions are provided.  This is both an economic and operational issue.  It is true that the district is trying to maximize its revenue so that the pools operate at break-even or better.  Revenue from concessions is an integral part of that plan.  Without such revenue, higher admission costs, season pass fees or tax subsidies might be required to close the gap.

“Operationally, it is impossible to control where coolers are brought once they are allowed in the facility.  They tend to go wherever the patron goes and that puts food and drink in areas where it is not advisable or sanitary.  In some cases, glass has been brought in and there are a few occasions where alcohol has been present as well.

“Additional signs have been recently installed a result of a spike in coolers and staff’s efforts to better inform the public.  The staff will allow patrons to bring in water (plastic bottles only) and baby food.  Those who bring in coolers are invited to eat their lunch or snack in the park where there are many beautiful areas to picnic.  Their re-entry to the pool is, of course free.  This allows for patrons who do not wish to purchase food or who have food allergies, nutritional or religious restrictions a viable option to enjoy the pools and not be unduly inconvenienced.

“While enforcement is not at 100% and some food is being brought in, staff is doing the best they can in light of their primary mission which is to ensure the safety of all patrons.

“As we near the end of the inaugural year for our two new pools, the staff and Board will be looking at ways to improve operations for next year.  Please encourage your readers to e-mail their ideas, questions or concerns to me at http://www.robertquill@glenviewparkdist.org/ so they may be included in our discussions for the 2006 season.”

FL and other readers made note of the competition between Glenfest – a new event at Town Center – and the annual Glenview Art League’s show at Lyon’s School.  Both were held in late July: “Did I miss any coverage of the Lyons Park art fair in your pages or in Pioneer Press? Whoever grants permits for events never saw any conflict in having the Glenfest at the same time as our long-running art fair at Lyons.  Or were the Glen cats out to kill the Lyons art fair with their Glenfest so they could come right back and stage their own arty art event a few days later?”

The Watch replies:  We didn’t write about the league’s show because we didn’t know about it until after the fact, and when we phoned organizers, they blamed hot weather for lower attendance this year. They also said The Glen agreed to a cross-promotion, with flyers handed out there to let people know the Glenview Art League's event was underway on the east side of town. 

Fritz can’t believe the owner of a Harley-Davidson franchise on Willow Road has failed to open for nearly three years: “Can you believe this guy.  Must have money to burn. Just his tax bill over the last two years would put me in the poor house.”

And in response to our question about whether Glenview, like Naperville, should have made a national list of top communities in the nation he adds: “You know I love Glenview, but there’s no way we should get any consideration on a list like that. Then again, neither should Naperville.”

SM also hesitates to recommend Glenview for top billing: “Of course Glenview should be included in the ranking!  We have four beautiful pools (two indoors and two outdoors), a park district health club that isn’t too crowded, a fabulous new police station, a completely new downtown (the old one was kind of tired), and a TIF! I don’t think  anyone will notice that our library is abysmal, our schools are stretched with more than 25 children per class and far too many trailers, our downtown is non-existent, and our residential streets (in much of East Glenview) are completely torn up.” 

JS asks about Patten House, Glenview’s low-income option for senior citizens: “A resident recently told me 40% of the residents do not speak English.  I thought Patten House was for long-time residents of Glenview, not newcomers and illegals.”

The Watch replies:  Patten House operates under federal guidelines, and Washington pays 70 percent of a resident’s rent – an amount based on their gross monthly income.  As a result, management cannot and does not discriminate, and all of those who have apartments at Patten House are legal residents.  The building keeps two waiting lists for those who want to live there – one for current Glenview residents and one for non-residents who may have family here.  Every other vacancy is filled by a Glenview resident.  About a quarter of the 80 units are occupied by people of Asian descent, and a handful are native speakers of Russian.  The average wait for an apartment is five years. 

If you’re interested in low cost  housing or other services for seniors, give a call to Kim Hand at Village Hall: 847-904-4366 and take a look at the North Shore Senior Center’s website:  www.nscc.org .

Ron Standberg notes speed bumps may be installed on some streets off Shermer to prevent cut through traffic.  He’d like them on his street too: “Dewes St. between Harlem and Shermer has long been a shortcut for high speed travelers. It is the only thru street between Central and Glenview roads. I suggested speed bumps to a police officer who oversees traffic, but she said that wouldn't be possible because of possible lawsuits from people who went too fast over the speed bumps and damaged their cars!  At one point the village put up an electronic sign to show drivers how fast they were actually going.  That seemed to reduce speeding, but when I asked Sgt. Terry Urbanowski to put that sign up again, she said it would no longer be placed on Dewes because of problems with vandals.”

David Schechter would like a smoke free meal: “The last time I ate at a Glenview restaurant my meal was spoiled by the smell of cigarette smoke. We sat in the "No Smoking" Section. But there is no partition or special ventilation.  Thus a single smoker in the Smoking Section succeeded in ruining our meal.  I used to eat at a number of places in Glenview, but no more.  Not until they pass and enforce a No Smoking ordinance, similar to the one prevailing in Skokie. Given the fact that even second-hand smoke is a carcinogen, there should be an initiative to ban smoking in restaurants in Glenview and elsewhere.”

KS was not happy to hear former Attea Principal Charles Terry had been moved to an administrative job at district headquarters:  “The decision to move Dr. Terry to an interim position at District 34 is not the first time this has happened.  Glenview’s largest elementary/middle school district has made a habit of moving undesirable administrators out of schools and into 'special project' positions when it suits them. Terry will make nearly $120,000 for this year. Teacher and staff morale at Attea has been plummeting
for years. Good teachers are jumping ship, not only because of Terry's leadership style, 
but because of possible cutbacks.  The administration should be cutting costs and
paring down the expenditures across the board.  How can officials allow Terry to collect the equivalent of three teacher salaries?”

Sherwin Dubren protests Watch coverage of plans to build a mosque near the corner of Shermer and Golf: “I was upset that you have referred to the Glenview residents as the South Siders.  Are you trying to create artificial boundaries in Glenview?  The village is too small for this kind of arbitrary 'labeling' of peoples place of residence.  I understand you reside quite far from this proposed site (you are a North Sider).  Would you be receptive to moving this site to your backyard?  I don't think so. How would those Glen Sider's feel about the Ismaili facility in their location?  It's okay to have it on the edge of Glenview abutting Morton Grove.  That's close enough for most Glenview people. Too bad for the people in that neighborhood. It's every one for themselves in Glenview.”

The Watch replies: If we had a large parcel sitting next to our house and were given the choice of a religious center or a residential neighborhood, we might very well choose the former.  It could offer more open space, fewer problems with flooding, and limited traffic impact.  That said, you don’t have that choice.  By law, it would be difficult for the plan commission to deny the owners of the property their right to build a place of worship. After all, Glenview has permitted other religious groups to build churches and synagogues all over town.  What village officials can do is to insist on good planning to minimize impact on the surrounding neighborhood.  Likewise, it is pointless to speculate about how Glen residents would feel about a mosque in their neighborhood.  The land is not there.   

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