Library Stuff

“Multnomah County voters in November will decide whether to bump up their property taxes enough to create a permanent library-taxing district. County commissioners voted 5-0 at a meeting attended by about 100 library supporters to refer the measure to the ballot. The $65 million taxing district would be paid for by increasing property taxes by up to $1.24 per $1,000 assessed valuation. Approval would both end a long series of temporary levies used to finance libraries and restore seven-day-a-week service that was trimmed to six earlier this year.”

via OregonLive.com

Blogtown – “Proposed budget are due to the county chair’s office today and the library’s pitch lays out $6.5 million in cuts that, if approved, would go into effect this August. The library, along with the rest of the county, is facing a serious budget gap and is digging up money in various ways.”