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Freeport library seeks 4.94% levy increase to cover rising costs, asks council for approval
Summary
Freeport Public Library Director Hafines asked the finance committee to support the library’s FY2026 funding plan and presented a separate levy request for 2025 (to be paid in 2026).
Freeport Public Library Director Hafines asked the finance committee to support the library’s FY2026 funding plan and presented a separate levy request for 2025 (to be paid in 2026). The library’s levy request is $1,114,500, which Hafines said would generate about $52,500 more than last year. "The library is self funded," she said, noting property taxes supply roughly 84% of the library’s income.
Hafines reviewed personnel and operating lines, telling the committee the library recorded $788,660 in payroll expenses in FY2025 and projects $800,009 in FY2026. She attributed most payroll increases to a renegotiated AFSCME…
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