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Gardiner council approves library per-capita fee increase to $10.75

Gardiner City Council · February 18, 2026
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The Gardiner City Council voted unanimously Feb. 18 to raise partner-town per-capita library fees from $10.50 to $10.75 for FY27, a 6.9% increase; library trustees said the change completes a three-year standardization process and trustees proposed two-year rate cycles going forward.

Mayor Patricia Hart opened the Feb. 18 meeting of the Gardiner City Council and the body moved an item on the agenda to hear from library officials. Helen Stevens, chair of the Gardiner Library board of trustees, told the council trustees had spent three years standardizing charges across partner towns and voted unanimously to raise the per-capita charge to $10.75 from $10.50. Stevens said the change represents a 6.9%…

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