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Community library asks voters to approve $1.69 million levy appropriation

Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education (Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District) · May 6, 2026
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Summary

Brea Collins, executive director of the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville, asked voters to approve Proposition 3, which would authorize a $1,688,580 levy for the library. Collins noted the library's staff and budget pressures and said the request is modest under the tax cap.

Brea Collins, Executive Director of the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville, presented the library's proposition to the board and attendees and asked voters to authorize the district to levy and collect $1,688,580 on the library’s behalf. Collins said the request represents an additional approximately $35,000 within the library's tax cap calculation and that library staff are working to manage rising employee benefit costs.

Collins introduced Maria, the library's new staff member at Windsor Lane, and said the library will continue outreach and programming if the appropriation is approved by district voters on May 19. The board offered the opportunity for public questions and noted standard voter notification procedures will continue before the election.