A public rally is planned for Monday night (March 25) just before the Renton City Council meeting to show support for the existing downtown library over the Cedar River.

The rally is at 6:30 p.m. outside Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way. Then, at 7 p.m. residents will testify at the City Council meeting during public comment.

“Our community is outraged about the irresponsible KCLS design and their fast-track plan to ram this down our throats, especially when they didn’t incorporate anything our residents asked for,” said Beth Asher with Citizens to Save Renton Cedar River Library . . . Again!

The plan proposed by the King County Library System would move the library’s entrance from over the Cedar River, reduce its size by more than 30 percent and a demolition of about 4,000 square feet of space  above the river would mean complex and costly environmental review, according to the citizens group.

Bill Ptacek, the KCLS director, will outside the library system’s current plans for the library at a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the downtown library, 100 Mill Ave., Renton.