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Library board president urges modest budget increase as council opens 2026 budget hearing
Summary
At the 2025-10-22 public hearing on the 2026 budget, the president of the Fond du Lac Public Library board asked the council to consider at least a cost-of-living increase to the library's city funding amid uncertainty about federal library funding; city manager said staff will revisit the request after the new library director is in place.
The Fond du Lac City Council opened a public hearing on the 2026 budget on Oct. 22, 2025, and heard a request from the president of the Fond du Lac Public Library board to increase the library's city funding to cover cost-of-living adjustments amid uncertain federal support.
Dusty Krico, who identified himself as president of the library board, told the council federal funding for libraries is threatened and said the federal Institute of Museum and…
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