Howell Library Asks For Millage To Repair Aging BuildingHowell Library Asks For Millage To Repair Aging Building

5/30/13 - Voters will be asked to approve a new millage to help pay for repairs to the Howell Carnegie District Library in August. Library director Kathleen Zaenger says the library’s funding has been decreasing in recent years, but the building itself continues to age and require expensive repairs, such as replacing the heating and cooling system and permanently fixing patched holes in the roof. A study performed estimates that it will cost $3.5 million in total to completely repair the building. The library will ask voters to approve a 20-year, point-4 mill property tax as part of the August 6th election. This should provide the library with about $820,000 per year at an annual cost of about $30 for the average household. Library officials will be visiting township and city government meetings in the meantime to promote the millage and explain why it is necessary. (TD)