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Hamilton County voters approve library tax levy

Hamilton County voters approve library tax levy
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WEBVTT WHAT IT MEANS FOR HOMEOWNERS. AMANDA WE ARE HERE AT QUEEN CITY RADIO WHERE SUPPORTERS FOR THE LIBRARY LEVY HAVE BEEN GATHERING. ISSUE THREE HAS PASSED. IT WILL COST ABOUT DOUBLE TO FUND THE LIBRA FROM $30 PER WANTED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN VALUE TO $60. LIBRARY DIRECTOR KIM FENDER TELLS US THAT MONEY WILL HELP UPDATE THEIR FACILITIES, MAKING SOME OF THEM HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. IT WILL ALSO HELP KEEP THE LIBRARY STAFFED AND STOCKED FOR YEARS TO COME. THIS IS THE FIRST NEW MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES. >> WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN OUR LIBRARY AGAIN. WE’RE GLAD THAT THEY AGREE THAT KEEPING OUR LIBRARY STRONG IS IMPORTANT AND THAT WE’LL HAVE THE FUNDING TO CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENT TO OUR BRANCHES THAT ARE NEEDED. AMANDA: OVER AT THE CINCINNATI ZOO, A FIONA CAKE WAS CUT TO CELEBRATE THE PASSING OF ISSUE TWO BETTER KNOWN AS THE ZOO LEVY. VOTERS IN HAMILTON COUNTY APPROVED THIS BY A WIDE MARGINE. PROVIDING $6.5 MILLION TO THE ZOO OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THE RENEWAL WON’T COST ANYTHING TO TAXPAYERS BUT ZOO DIRECTOR THANE MAYNARD TELLS US IT MEANS A LOT TO HIM, AND OF COURSE FION BOTH THE ZOO AND THE LIBRARY EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE TO HAMILTON COUNTY VOTERS. THAN
Hamilton County voters approve library tax levy

The next chapter in funding the public library in Cincinnati was approved by Hamilton County voters Tuesday night.

Primary voters passed Issue 3, a levy increase that supports library operations.

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It also means higher property taxes in Hamilton County.

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According to the levy campaign, the increase is necessary because current millage is providing less than projected funding, and state funding isn't what it used to be.

A major renovation at the main library just got started.

The existing small brick tiles of flooring are being replaced with larger porcelain tiles. Under Issue 3, property owners would pay roughly $60 a year on $100,000 of value instead of the current $28.48 annually.

Maple Rudy, a monthly library user who supports the higher millage, nevertheless acknowledged the increase would cause some taxpayers to balk.

By a whopping 73 percent, voters approved a library levy in 2009.

The campaign said, with usage up by 60 percent since 2000, more revenue is needed to maintain current service levels.
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