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Resident urges Menomonee Falls to restore library funding as board reallocates $300,000
Summary
At the Nov. 17 meeting Peggy Haas told trustees cuts to the Menomonee Falls Library will harm seniors, teens and residents with disabilities. The board approved a budget that shifts $300,000 from the library levy to general funds to add two police officers.
Peggy Haas told the Menomonee Falls Village Board during public comment on Nov. 17 that the village library provides vital services beyond books — from a memory cafe for seniors to tech help for residents with severe visual impairments — and urged trustees to "please really consider total funding for the library." She said cuts to licensing, computers, staff and hours would harm people who depend on the library as…
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