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Council approves 2026 library levy despite dissent over radio ads
Summary
The council set the Brainerd library's 2026 levy at $155,840 (a 2% increase) after debate over radio ads placed by supporters; vote recorded in the transcript shows the motion carried by a narrow margin.
The Brainerd City Council voted to set the library's 2026 levy at $155,840, a 2% increase, following a short but pointed debate in which one council member said the library's supporters had run radio ads that implied the city had not increased library funding.
Chairman Gabe Johnson said he opposed increasing the levy only because the Friends of the Library purchased radio ads “against us last year,” which he said falsely…
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