A sense of validation was evident as it became obvious that the Wood County (OH) District Public Library’s five-year .8-mill levy would be a winner.
After 18 months of cuts in materials and staff and three furlough weeks, the library district serving roughly half of the county’s population, Tuesday received a big vote of confidence.
Unofficial results show the levy received 11,263 yes votes (58 percent) to 8,180 no votes (42 percent). The levy will generate an estimated $1 million a year. The money is intended to replace state support that has fallen 33 percent in the past two years and is expected to continue to decline in the future. The levy will cost the owner of a home valued at $100,000 by the county auditor an estimated $25 a year.
“I’m ecstatic,” Library Director Elaine Paulette said. “We appreciate all of the support from our levy committee, led by Steve and Joan McEwen and Clif Boutelle, and the voters. Every single one of the levy committee members played a huge part in this effort.”
“Ecstatic is the best word to use,” echoed Library Trustee President Brian Paskvan. “We have a clear, definitive answer that people want services restored.”

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