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City proposal would wind down Lake Stevens Library Board; board and residents urged to comment
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The Lake Stevens Library Board on Oct. 16 was notified of a city proposal to wind down the local library board once the new Lake Stevens Library opens, a change that the city council and mayor must approve.
The Lake Stevens Library Board on Oct. 16 was notified of a city proposal to wind down the local board once the new, independently owned Lake Stevens Library opens, with final approval left to the Lake Stevens City Council and the mayor. "This has not been officially approved by the city," Chair Abe Martinez said, adding that "it is up to the city council and the mayor to vote on this." The board did not vote on the proposal.
Board members were told the proposal frames the change as a response to the new building nearing completion and a shift of duties from a city-appointed advisory board into regular library operations and city oversight. The document circulated to board members recommends that the city council "approve the proposal to wind…
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