From The Pueblo Chieftain, Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:00 am
By PETER ROPER Two statewide ballot issues aimed at cutting property taxes and vehicle taxes would hit the Pueblo City-County Library District especially hard, possibly forcing the closure of its branches in Pueblo and Pueblo West
Library Executive Director Jon Walker attended a City Council work session Monday that focused on the impacts of Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61. All three are on the November ballot and local governments are busy measuring what impact they would have on their budgets if voters approve the measures.
Walker told council that he already knew the facts — that the Pueblo library district would see revenues shrink by 30 percent, or roughly $2 million, next year. How the district would deal with that heavy loss of revenue is uncertain, but closing the district's three branch libraries would save about $1.9 million. [click to read the entire article]
