Event Details
Kent Public Library board members and other volunteers are now collecting signatures on petitions
to put a referendum question on library funding on the ballot in
November. In the last 13 years, inflation has increased by 22%, while
the library appropriation from the Town of Kent has increased by only
1/2 of 1%. The library board has worked hard to contain costs but feels
that it is now necessary to approach Kent voters for
an increase. The referendum will ask for an average increase of
$6.01 per household based on an average home value of $255,000. This
will bring the amount the average Kent household spends in taxes for the
library from $80.15 up to $86.16 per year. The petition
asks only that the library Board's funding request be put on the
ballot. The voters will then have the opportunity to vote for or
against it in November.
Event Type(s): Adult Program