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Delaware County commissioners approve library levy request for May ballot after extensive briefing
Summary
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution sending a proposed 15-year, 1-mill levy for the Delaware County District Library to the May ballot after director Brian Howard and staff outlined cuts and service restorations; commissioners voiced support but some raised concerns about the 15-year term and past financial oversight.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners voted to submit a proposed 15-year, 1-mill property tax levy for the Delaware County District Library to the May ballot, approving Resolution 25-34 by voice vote. Commissioners Gary Merrill and Barb Lewis voted Aye; Commissioner Benton was absent and later conveyed his opposition by message.
The levy, as presented by Brian Howard, director of the Delaware County District Library, would raise approximately $1,000,000 (described in the resolution as “an additional tax levy in excess of the $10,000,000 limitation”) to restore services reduced over the last two years. Howard told the board the levy would cost homeowners $35 per $100,000 of assessed value: “It would be $35 per 100,000.”
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