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Presenter says closing library and some social programs would save $415,000 but cut essential services
Summary
County staff listed the library as a potential closure that would save about $415,000, eliminating literacy and summer programs and reducing public internet access; presenters and residents warned such cuts would affect seniors and families.
As part of the budget-reduction scenarios, Carnegie told the town hall that closing the county library would save approximately $415,000 but would terminate literacy and summer-reading programs and reduce public internet access for residents.
He connected this possible closure to a list of other reductions that together still left a multi-million-dollar shortfall. "If we close the library, that would say 415,000, bringing us down to $3,540,000 left to cut," Carnegie said, emphasizing the scale of remaining reductions needed if revenue declines as projected.
