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Lake Bluff library asks finance committee for 9.5% levy to shore up facility reserves
Summary
The Lake Bluff Library Board presented levy scenarios to the finance committee Oct. 27, 2025, asking the village to accommodate a 9.5% levy request to partially address urgent facility needs and to support short-term operations while a multiyear strategic and facility plan is completed in 2026.
The Lake Bluff Library Board asked the finance committee on Oct. 27 for the village to accommodate a 9.5% library levy increase to help stabilize operations and provide limited funding for urgent facility needs.
Alexandra Bridal, Lake Bluff Library Board president, told the committee she and Treasurer Bonnie Shaw had prepared “at-a-glance levy proposal” scenarios and that the library faces “significant, budgetary challenges” including long‑standing capital needs such as aging HVAC systems, asbestos remediation and failing windows. Bridal said the library’s…
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