I would have to agree that Bell was very rude to this woman as Bell has been to others in the past. I also agree that the Newsletter does look more like a coupon clipper. However, I must disagree with the women when she said the library needs more money. They were just given an increase of $75,000 over the previous year and will be receiving the same $75,000 for the following year or an increase of $150,000 over a two-year period. How can this yearly increases continue? At some point we have to ask ourselves is the library really worth it at taxpayer expense. $300,000 per year now seems like plenty enough to fund it. Yes, I'll bet when the current contract runs out, they will be closer to $400,000 a year. If you ask most Exeter citizens what they want, higher funds for the library or lowering their taxes, I'm sure they will want lower taxes.
Clarence, don't forget that the taxpayers own the building and are paying for upkeep. I've been told, but don't have confirmation, that whenever a light bulb needs changing, Public Works is over there doing it. A toilet overflows, PW is fixing it. I don't know that we have a proper accounting for these issues, that it just comes out of PW budget, as the finance department refuses to use PO's to track spending, despite the MUNIS software being able to provide that function. Their "lease" is for $1 a year. Anything seem upside down?
I would have to agree that Bell was very rude to this woman as Bell has been to others in the past. I also agree that the Newsletter does look more like a coupon clipper. However, I must disagree with the women when she said the library needs more money. They were just given an increase of $75,000 over the previous year and will be receiving the same $75,000 for the following year or an increase of $150,000 over a two-year period. How can this yearly increases continue? At some point we have to ask ourselves is the library really worth it at taxpayer expense. $300,000 per year now seems like plenty enough to fund it. Yes, I'll bet when the current contract runs out, they will be closer to $400,000 a year. If you ask most Exeter citizens what they want, higher funds for the library or lowering their taxes, I'm sure they will want lower taxes.
Clarence, don't forget that the taxpayers own the building and are paying for upkeep. I've been told, but don't have confirmation, that whenever a light bulb needs changing, Public Works is over there doing it. A toilet overflows, PW is fixing it. I don't know that we have a proper accounting for these issues, that it just comes out of PW budget, as the finance department refuses to use PO's to track spending, despite the MUNIS software being able to provide that function. Their "lease" is for $1 a year. Anything seem upside down?