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Harrison County board hears public library funding plea as members clarify $2,000 medical allotment under proposed levy
Summary
At a special budget hearing, the Harrison County Board of Education heard a presentation from Shannon Beam, interim director of the Clarksburg Harrison Public Library, about roof damage and outreach services funded by the county levy, and discussed a proposed $2,000 medical allotment and HRA eligibility tied to health insurance through PEIA.
Shannon Beam, interim director of the Clarksburg Harrison Public Library, told the Harrison County Board of Education at a special budget hearing that extensive roof leaks forced the library to close its upstairs and that the facility needs an estimated $160,000 roof replacement.
Beam said the library and five other county libraries receive about $200,000 annually from the school levy and that the county support is “substantial” for maintaining buildings, staffing and outreach programs. “Books and water do not mix,” she said, describing the leaks that closed the upstairs as “streams” and urging prompt repairs.
The library director described a broad outreach operation that brings a mobile…
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