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Community Library seeks additional $35,000 within tax-cap; levy on May 19 ballot

Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education · May 6, 2026
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Summary

The Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville presented its annual-appropriation proposition on the May 19 ballot; executive director Brea Collins said the library is requesting roughly $35,000 more within the tax cap to address rising employee-benefit costs, while the ballot lists a district-collected levy of $1,688,580 for the library.

At the annual meeting, the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville presented its Proposition 3 request to appear on the May 19 ballot. The annual meeting notice listed a district-collected tax amount of $1,688,580 to be levied on behalf of the library; at the public presentation, executive director Brea Collins said the library’s proposition involves a tax-cap increase of about $35,000 to cover rising employee-benefit costs and sustain services at its Windsor Lane location.

Collins introduced the library’s new president and said the organization is working within the tax-cap framework to manage rising personnel costs. She asked the community for support and invited questions at the board meeting’s Q&A time.