Save Our Library Committee urges county to create library district, recommends $0.50 per $1,000 rate

Feb 20, 2026

The Save Our Library Committee presented a feasibility study recommending a permanent property-tax rate of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value (about $75 per household annually) to fund expanded library hours, services, and a bookmobile; committee chair Stephanie Thompson outlined community outreach and funding rationale.

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Stephanie Thompson, chair of the Save Our Library Committee, told the Grant County Court the committee conducted surveys and focus groups and produced a feasibility study recommending formation of a library district funded by a permanent property-tax rate of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value.

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