Residents urge budget committee to spare Springfield Public Library as proposed cuts loom
Several Springfield residents spoke during public comment, urging the budget committee to reverse or minimize a proposed $310,000 reduction to library funding, warning the cuts would reduce hours, end teen programming and harm downtown activity and vulnerable users.
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Dozens of Springfield residents and library supporters told the budget committee on May 4 that proposed reductions to library services would have outsized community impacts.
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