“It’s very easy for us to support this institution because we have the same goal of educating the community,” said Superintendent of Schools Janet Baker.
By state law, the Hamilton board serves as the taxing authority for the Lane Public Library district, which also includes the Talawanda, Ross, Fairfield and New Miami school districts, as well as portions of the Edgewood Local School District.
According to information distributed by library officials, the tax per year on a home valued at $100,000 would be $22.97.
If passed, the tax would be levied for five years, and the library would begin receiving funds in 2011.
David Belew, former CEO of Beckett Paper and president of the Hamilton Community Foundation, will serve as chairman of the levy campaign, said Mary Pat Essman, executive director of the Lane system.
Essman said that this would be the first levy in the history of the Lane Library, which was founded in 1866.
The deadline to file with the Butler County Board of Elections to get an issue on the May ballot is Feb. 18.
In other business, the board approved a measure to allow the treasurer to complete the sale of the former district administration building at 332 Dayton St., which was sold at auction for $45,000.
The building requires extensive renovation, according to Treasurer Robert Hancock, and would have cost $60,000 plus environmental abatement to be demolished.
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