9/18/13 - A local library in need of funding is aiming to increase its property tax revenue with a ballot issue. The Salem-South Lyon District Library currently receives about 1.1 mills from residents, which was reduced from 1.25 mills by the Headlee Amendment. Residents of the district are also paying an additional tax of about .36 mills for the library's construction, which will expire in 2015. The South Lyon Herald reports the library is asking the public to support an additional .495 mills to help the facility continue providing its services in the face of declining revenue. If the ballot issue fails, library officials say they will have to reduce operation from six days a week to four at the most, cut staffing, limit access to library computers, and reduce classes and outreach programs. Significant budget cuts have been made since 2008, when revenue began to steadily decline. The library is funding a special election in February for the ballot issue. Click on the link below for the library's information page on the ballot issue. (TD)
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