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October 16, 2008 <br />Dear Library Board Members, <br />As much as I hate having to write this letter I find I am getting into a situation that will not improve anytime in <br />the near future. Since the beginning of September and the return of all the students to school, sales have <br />dropped drastically. I would like to discuss the option of ending my lease early. In looking at the trend for the <br />past 6 months things are moving decidedly downward. <br />have done what I can to make this area more attractive and catch people's attention as they come thru the <br />front doors. Everyone is always greeted and warmly welcomed but I think the economy in general, as well as, <br />the reduction in general traffic coming into the library makes it nearly impossible to stay. I have done multiple <br />mailings of coupons, handed out coupons at all my other events, ran a monthly email special and worked hard <br />at word of mouth. With the combination of less traffic and economic issues for everyone, sales on average are <br />currently at $36 a day. As I write this mysales were $22 for a Wednesday. I don't foresee any changes <br />throughout the rest of this year. As Mick and I have discussed, December is very slow and November may not <br />be much better. <br />would like to request that we have an ending date no later than 12/31/08, which would give me time to let <br />people know but won't cause me to carry the losses into 2009. I would, however, like to try to sell the coffee <br />cart and have the option of an earlier ending date in case it should sell. <br />I apologize profusely for having to make this request but as excited as everyone was about the "idea" of a <br />coffee bar, the reality of it is very different as you can see by the following graphs. I have removed the numbers <br />for some confidentiality but can assure you the very top end of any of the graphs is $120 at the highest. Thank <br />you for your consideration and I will keep you updated if anything happens to change this situation. I am very <br />thankful to have had the opportunity & your support to check out the workability of this situation and learn that <br />it's maybe not the right fit for Elk River at this point. <br />Sincerely, <br />9~ ~~i <br />Janet McCarty <br />