Ohio: Voters Pass Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Tax Levy
From The Toledo Blade:
Levy requests by the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Lucas County Children Services, and the Metroparks of the Toledo Area were approved.
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The library system renewed a 2-mill levy and added a new 0.9-mill tax, and the Metroparks won a 0.9-mill levy.
From a T-LCPL News Release
According to the Lucas County Board of Elections, Issue 23 passed by nearly 66 percent of the 191,687 total votes cast on the levy.
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The Library’s successful levy included 2.0 mills that will expire at the end of the year, and a .9 mill addition. The funds generated will be used to recover some of what patrons lost in 2009 (reduction in hours, books, materials) when Library funding was cut by the state.
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