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Commissioners split on paying Mount Olive library electric bills; matter referred to facilities committee
Summary
A June 17 Wayne County commissioners’ session ended without agreement to maintain the county’s current $1,500 monthly contribution toward the Still Memorial Library’s electric bill; the board sent the matter and all library MOUs to the Facilities Committee for further review.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners in a lengthy June 17 discussion failed to adopt a motion to continue the county’s current agreement to pay $1,500 per month toward the electric bill for the Still Memorial Library in Mount Olive. The board later voted to refer the library memorandum of understanding (MOU) and other library MOUs to the Facilities Committee for study and recommendation.
Background: The Still Memorial Library operates as a branch of the Wayne County Public Library system. The county owns the building and provides staffing and many operational services. A decade-old agreement obligates the town of Mount Olive to pay $1,000 (later increased to $1,500) monthly…
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