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Council schedules follow-up meeting on advisory library ballot after public concerns about rush
Summary
Councilmembers debated timing of an advisory library ballot; several public commenters and some councilmembers urged delaying to the November 2026 ballot. The council voted to schedule a second special meeting to consider the library advisory question.
The Liberty Lake City Council moved to schedule a follow-up special meeting to consider an advisory vote on a proposed library and community center after residents and several council members said the measure is being rushed.
Multiple public commenters told the council they opposed placing an advisory library measure on an off-cycle ballot with limited time for public information and funding details. Kim Schmidt said the window to prepare for an August ballot is too short and called for more time: "There's too many unknowns at this point ' what is the funding mechanism? No…
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