Note from Jeff:
Good morning (or good evening),
Well, it’s that time of year again when the budget is being debated. Once again the library is in the crosshairs. We need your attendance at tomorrow night’s Commissioner meeting in order to drive the point home that we care about the library. Please show up between 6pm and 7pm so that we can get seats. It promises to be a packed house so wear a bright color (green or pink) so that we stand out.
Even more important, be sure to tell a friend. Word of mouth is our best method to increase attendance!
Listed below is a brief description of our cause. Please feel free to stand up and speak during the public forum. We should have a large contingent for the event and your voice needs to be heard, too!
The library accepts that this is a flat year for appropriations. But we can’t possibly be expected to make up for the requested pension MMO payments from the past and going into the future ($81,000 and $60,000)! We simply don’t have the expendable funds.
It appears that the Township wishes to raid the library operating funds in order to keep the appearance of not raising taxes. This is simply hurting library service to residents and not accepting the current costs of running a class one township.
Equally disturbing is that these MMO payments from 2001 and all pension payments since 1959, have been paid by the Township and the residents already taxed! To penalize or essentially take from the library is a double dip.
Please allocate the library the required funds to cover the MMO or keep them within the Township pension costs as they have been since 1959.
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