Committee boosts county library allocation by $18,000 after directors’ presentation
Marquette County library directors sought $403,533 to reimburse services provided in 2025; after questions and debate the budget committee approved an $18,000 addition to the county allocation and left the remainder for full board consideration.
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Heidi, the designated spokesperson for Marquette County library directors, told the budget committee the libraries’ 2027 request is based on services already provided in 2025 and is broken into three parts: county reimbursements to municipal libraries, Winnefox Collaborative Technical Services (WCTS) charges, and adjacent-county reimbursements. "In 2025, that percentage was 48.56%," Heidi said, describing a rise in rural-resident use that figures heavily in the formula. The total request for reimbursement of 2025 services was presented as $403,533.
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