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Akron council urges voters to support library capital levy; estimates about $3/month for $100,000 home
Summary
Council passed a resolution urging a yes vote on Issue 18, a capital levy for the Akron-Summit County Public Library; council said the levy would cost about $3 per month for a $100,000-valued home and is the library’s first capital levy since 1997.
Akron City Council voted 13-0 to adopt a resolution urging voters to support Issue 18, a capital levy for the Akron-Summit County Public Library, and declared the measure an emergency.
Council members said the levy would fund capital needs the library has not sought since 1997, and stressed the public benefits of free library services. A council member noted the levy would amount to about $3 per month for a homeowner with a $100,000 valuation.
In remarks to council, the sponsor described modern library services — including digital lending, public computers and internet access — and framed the levy as an investment in neighborhoods and children. The resolution was offered, committee support was reported as favorable, and council suspended the rules to adopt it the same night.
The resolution does not enumerate specific capital projects or the total levy amount in the meeting record; the council’s comments emphasized access to library resources and neighborhood benefits rather than a line-item spending breakdown. The administration or library will need to provide voters and the council with the levy’s full financial plan and specific capital uses before or during the ballot campaign.
