Friday, September 14, 2012

Cincinnati library to ask for tax levy - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The library is seeking approval to placethe 5-year, 1 mill levy on the saying in a news release that it facex a $10 million shortfall in 2010. “We are now in survival mode,” said Elizabeth board president, in the “Without the additional funds a levywoulds provide, we will be forced to severelty reduce our services, including closure of 15-20 Funding from the state of Ohio has fallenj more than 20 percent since 2000, the library adding that since then it has reduced hours by 10 percent, cut staffin by 18.5 percent and postponed capital spending. The library currentlt doesn’t receive any funding from the city orHamiltoj County.
If approved by a county’s tax levy the levy will be on the ballof forthe Nov. 3 general election. The Publid Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton based downtown, has 40 locations in the city and county and a collection of more than 9.5 million

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