This petition is to gauge support for the creation of the Payette County Library District.
This district will encompass all residents within the county borders, including those people that live inside the city limits of New Plymouth, Fruitland,or Payette.
This district will provide library services to every resident of Payette County. It will allow for the expansion and improvement of the Armoral Tuttle Public Library in New Plymouth, as well as the creation of a library branch in Fruitland (for the first time in its history!) Payette, which has already seen significant improvement to the Payette Public Library will continue on as usual, for the most part.
Financially, it's a brilliant bargain. The average homeowner in Payette County would pay about $22 per year (which is generally rolled into your mortgage payment). That is less than the residents of New Plymouth and Payette are currently paying for their city-department libraries.
Libraries have consistently been shown to increase property values, livability, and overall education in communities which have them. You will not find a successful community that is not supported by local libraries. A library district is instrumental to the future success of Payette County.
More details can be found at payettecountylibrarydistrict.org and on Facebook!
Please don't forget to share this petition with anybody else that would be voting - such as a spouse... :)
Updates
April 6, 2018
I have spent the last few days meeting with local officials to detail the proposed tax structure for the new library district. We are currently finalizing a formal proposal to present to the county commissioners during their next session.
April 6, 2018
The current level of support provides the mandate requested by the county commissioners for our upcoming presentation. I am finalizing the formal proposal to ensure all financial projections align with the needs of the proposed district.
10 Comments
I have paid out of city fees to use the Payette library for years. I would gladly support a tax that allowed everyone access.
I live in New Plymouth and I like our little library but a county one might give us more selection and more things for the kids to do especially when school is out.
I very much would like to see the Payette Library become the Payette County Library! YES!
Libraries are a great public asset.
A branch in Fruitland would be so helpful! Everyone needs access to a library.
Sounds good to me. It would open up the library to all of Payette county.
We need this!!!! Just because we live outside of the city limits, doesn't mean we don't like to read!!!
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This petition is to gauge support for the creation of the Payette County Library District.
This district will encompass all residents within the county borders, including those people that live inside the city limits of New Plymouth, Fruitland,or Payette.
This district will provide library services to every resident of Payette County. It will allow for the expansion and improvement of the Armoral Tuttle Public Library in New Plymouth, as well as the creation of a library branch in Fruitland (for the first time in its history!) Payette, which has already seen significant improvement to the Payette Public Library will continue on as usual, for the most part.
Financially, it's a brilliant bargain. The average homeowner in Payette County would pay about $22 per year (which is generally rolled into your mortgage payment). That is less than the residents of New Plymouth and Payette are currently paying for their city-department libraries.
Libraries have consistently been shown to increase property values, livability, and overall education in communities which have them. You will not find a successful community that is not supported by local libraries. A library district is instrumental to the future success of Payette County.
More details can be found at payettecountylibrarydistrict.org and on Facebook!
Please don't forget to share this petition with anybody else that would be voting - such as a spouse... :)
Updates
April 6, 2018
I have spent the last few days meeting with local officials to detail the proposed tax structure for the new library district. We are currently finalizing a formal proposal to present to the county commissioners during their next session.
April 6, 2018
The current level of support provides the mandate requested by the county commissioners for our upcoming presentation. I am finalizing the formal proposal to ensure all financial projections align with the needs of the proposed district.
10 Comments
I have lived in a lot of states and have never had to pay to join the public library at the library. It is off-putting. I’d much prefer to add a bit to my taxes and have a better library system
I have paid out of city fees to use the Payette library for years. I would gladly support a tax that allowed everyone access.
I live in New Plymouth and I like our little library but a county one might give us more selection and more things for the kids to do especially when school is out.
I very much would like to see the Payette Library become the Payette County Library! YES!
Libraries are a great public asset.
A branch in Fruitland would be so helpful! Everyone needs access to a library.
Sounds good to me. It would open up the library to all of Payette county.
We need this!!!! Just because we live outside of the city limits, doesn't mean we don't like to read!!!
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I have lived in a lot of states and have never had to pay to join the public library at the library. It is off-putting. I’d much prefer to add a bit to my taxes and have a better library system