Southern Colorado History: Library budget illustrates 60, 61 & 101 debate

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Library budget illustrates 60, 61 & 101 debate

Posted : Oct 13, 2010 5:25 PM
Updated: Oct 13, 2010 8:15 PM

The Pikes Peak Library District provides a good example of the debate over amendments 60, 61, and proposition 101. Most of the money the library uses (85 percent of the budget) comes from property taxes. Amendment 60 would lower those taxes.

Jill Gaebler is the vice president of the library districts board of trustees. She says the estimated $8 million the district would lose next year has them considering a budget with dramatic cuts.

"The library is looking at reducing its staff by about 150 people and we will close approximately 6 libraries, that's half of our libraries," Gaebler said.

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