BURBANK LOSES OUT ON LIBRARY GRANT.Byline: Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE Abram Abram: see Abraham. Staff Writer BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - The city has failed to win a $20 million state grant to help pay for new Central and Northwest Branch libraries but still hopes to get the money next year. The state's Library Construction Committee on Tuesday awarded funds to 16 cities, including $8 million to Calabasas, from a $350 million library construction fund state voters approved in 2000. Burbank plans to apply again for state funds to be allocated next summer, Sharon Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , the Burbank library services director, said Wednesday. ``The bottom line is we plan to go to the next round and get our new libraries,'' she said. The city hopes to replace the Central and Northwest libraries, both considered out of date compared with the new Buena Vista Branch library, which opened almost a year ago. The Central Library on Olive Avenue and Glenoaks has insufficient parking, inadequate electrical supplies and space for technology, and lack of student study areas, the city has said. Library supporters had said one of the factors that placed Burbank in the running was that its residents passed a bond measure in February. More than two-thirds of Burbank voters approved Measure L to raise funds locally for library construction. Most residents would pay $3 a month for 10 years if $20 million in state matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money could be obtained. If Burbank does not receive its funding in the July round, the local measure will expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. , unless the state passes another bond measure. Many who won the funding this week fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. the seven criteria needed. Calabasas, for example, showed that the city is projected to grow by 137 percent since the previous library was built. ``We decide by several factors, including the aging condition of the building, population growth, and the appropriateness of technology,'' said Richard Hall of the Library Bond Act committee. Earlier this month, the Burbank library launched a letter-writing campaign, asking residents to send letters of support. More than 550 letters were received, Cohen said. ``I keep telling people, on our worst day we are better off than many libraries across the state,'' Cohen said. ``So many communities have real needs, but we have our needs in Burbank too.'' Susan Abram, (818) 546-3304 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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