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Saint Tammany library seeks continuation millage; Covington branch among system's busiest

3781606 · March 12, 2025
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A library representative told the Covington City Council the Saint Tammany Parish Library will ask voters on March 29 to continue a 15-year millage that provides roughly 96% of the system's operating funding; the library is asking for 4.35 mills, down from the 5.35 mills paid in 2024, and leaders said services and local branch projects

Tanya DiMaggio, representing the Saint Tammany Parish Library, addressed the Covington City Council on March 11 to explain an upcoming ballot question that would continue the library's 15-year millage. The library is asking voters to approve 4.35 mills as a continuation of the existing funding mechanism; DiMaggio said that rate is one mill lower than the 5.35 mills collected in 2024.

DiMaggio presented…

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