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Geneva Public Library District urges Campton Hills trustees to consider library impacts of annexation
Summary
At the Sept. 2 Campton Hills trustees meeting, a Geneva Public Library District representative said a proposed annexation could raise the district's served population by about 10% and asked trustees to address funding and district inclusion; trustees said funding routes are not yet clear.
Chuck Miles, speaking for the Geneva Public Library District, told Campton Hills trustees on Sept. 2 that a proposed annexation could increase the population the district serves by roughly 10% and urged trustees to consider library-district implications as they move forward.
"We serve about 20,000 people a month that come through that building," Miles said, adding that the district's current population is about 32,000. He said the library had sent a letter outlining its concerns and invited trustees to visit the district's facility to review services.
A trustee said they had read the library's letter and emphasized the need to ensure the district is "all funded now and forever," asking for more detail on how funding for newly annexed areas would be accomplished and how the village's comprehensive plan would affect that funding. "I want to make sure that the library district is all funded now and forever," the trustee said.
Miles responded that the district has been in contact with attorneys but "we don't really have a good line of sight to what the funding for the library might look like" and that it was not yet clear whether funding would come from impact fees or other mechanisms. "That's what we're trying to find out," another speaker added.
Mark Adams, identified in the meeting as the library board president, was in attendance but did not take the podium.
The comments were entered during the public comment period; trustees did not take formal action on the issue at the Sept. 2 meeting. The library district requested that trustees review the letter and consider including library-district impacts in the annexation agreement or related planning work before future steps are taken.
