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Sherwood library faces budget pressure as county library levy and funding formula remain unsettled
Summary
Library staff told the budget committee the city library may reduce hours and programs under a conservative two‑year budget while a Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) levy and funding governance evaluation could change future revenue flows.
The Sherwood Public Library’s manager told the budget committee the library is projecting constrained resources for the 2025–27 biennium while a Washington County funding and governance review and a county levy scheduled for November 2025 could change county support levels.
Library Manager Adrienne Doman Calkins said the county cooperative (WCCLS) is the library’s main intergovernmental funding source and that the budget reflects a conservative assumption of a 1% increase from WCCLS…
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