The Pike County Public Library, facing increasing demand and limited resources, is seeking to ask voters this November for a 1-mill dedicated library tax. Funding for the Library from the County has not increased in about a decade, and as a result, neither has that from the state. The Library requested the Pike County Commissioners place a referendum on the fall ballot, but the Commissioners denied the request last week. Forbes and Caridi reasoned that forcing the library to take the alternative means to get the question on the ballot, by collecting 800 signatures on a petition, would raise awareness about the issue so that citizens are not caught by surprise. Wagner disagreed, according the Pike County Dispatch, but still voted against it.
The library will be taking this route, and our committee looks forward to meeting with library representatives in the near future to discuss the issue. What do you think? Is this something the Future of Pike County PAC should support?
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