Siuslaw Library levy would fund more space for books, parking.Byline: Winston Winston is a name deriving from Old English wynnstān, meaning "pleasant stone". Places Winston is the name of several places in England:
British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. The Register-Guard FLORENCE Florence, city, Italy Florence (flôr`əns, flŏr`–), Ital. Firenze, city (1991 pop. 403,294), capital of Tuscany and of Firenze prov., central Italy, on the Arno River, at the foot of the Apennines. - Property taxes would go up a small amount if voters approve the Siuslaw Public Library improvement bond in November, but the public benefit would be large, library advocates say. The new levy, coupled with the existing library construction levy, would boost the total library levy next year from 8 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation to 16 cents. That's an increase of $12 a year for a homeowner with a house assessed at $150,000. Assuming voters approve the proposed new improvement bond, once the existing library construction levy expires in 2009, the levy rate would drop to 11 cents per $1,000 to cover the new levy. If voters don't approve the new bond, the levy rate would drop to zero. The existing 20-year levy was approved in 1989 to build the library. Library Director Steve Skidmore said the proposed $1.75 million bond would pay for a host of improvements to the facility, whose patronage Patronage See also Philanthropy. Alidoro fairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella, Westerman, 120–121] Alphonso, Don supports Bias in return for political favors. [Fr. Lit. has almost doubled since 1990. Among the planned upgrades: More shelving shelv·ing n. 1. Shelves considered as a group. 2. Material for shelves. 3. An incline; a slope. shelving Noun 1. material for shelves 2. space. The library is now at capacity, with more than 82,000 books (in 1990, the library had 24,000 books.) The bond would pay for a 33 percent increase in shelving space. A teen room, for middle school- and high school-age children. An enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. room for public access computers. 18 more parking spaces. The library has grown substantially in the past 16 years, from a staff of 3.8 full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. positions to 8.7 positions. In 1990, patrons checked out 102,000 items. Last year, they checked out 195,000 items. "The library is a place where people enjoy visiting each other," said Mary Lehman, treasurer of the Library - Yes! committee. "We need more space for materials, more staff to process materials. We need to make provisions for a place where people can get their heads into their books." There's no organized opposition to the measure. MEASURE 20-116, SIUSLAW PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND AUTHORIZATION The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. "Is Siuslaw Public Library District authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: to issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $1.75 million to expand and improve its facilities?" What it's for: Expand the 15,000-square-foot facility by 5,900 square feet, including more space for books, a teen room, a separate room for public access computers, 18 more parking spots, and space for book sorting. How it would be financed: Property tax of 11 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation after the bond levy that paid for the library's construction expires in 2010. Until then, the combined levy rate of the new and the existing levies would be 16 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. Web site: www.siuslawlibrary.org Winston Ross can be reached at (541) 902-9030 or rgcoast@oregonfast.net. |
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