Library seeks 25% budget increase; commissioners review $647,738 total request

Jun 16, 2026

Grant County Library Director Holly Mathes and trustees presented a 2027 appropriation request totaling $647,738 (Operating $541,554.62; Employee Benefit Fund $106,183.54), a 25.37% increase from the prior year; the request was presented for commissioner review during the June 16 meeting.

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Grant County Library Director Holly Mathes presented the library’s 2027 appropriation request on behalf of the library and its Board of Trustees. Mathes and board members Pam Patrick, Barb Hart, and Shirley Isbell informed the commissioners the request totals $541,554.62 for the Library Operating Fund and $106,183.54 for the Library Employee Benefit Fund, a combined request of $647,738.16 and a 25.37% increase over the previous year.

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