New Jersey: County Exec Proposes Cutting Hours at Atlantic City Area Public Libraries to Help Reduce Taxes

From the Press of Atlantic City:

Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is proposing cutting the county Open Space Tax to decrease the burden on taxpayers by $1.5 million, after several mayors asked him to re-examine the county budget for savings.
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Levinson also said he proposes saving about $310,000 in 2015 by cutting back on county library hours. Most branches would lose Monday night hours from 5 to 8 p.m., while the Brigantine branch would lose its Tuesday night hours from 5 to 8 p.m. and the Mays Landing branch would close at 8 p.m. rather than 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays.
Only the Egg Harbor City branch and the Buena Community Reading Center’s hours would remain unchanged in the proposed plan.
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The open space tax and the county library tax are paid by towns separately from the operating budget, which would remain up 2.7 percent from $196 million to $201 million.

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See Also: Atlantic County Library System Website
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