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By Tovin Lapan (contact) 
Published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | 4 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | 11:03 p.m.
A tax initiative to boost revenues at the Henderson Library District was defeated for the third time since 2001. Nearly 55 percent of Henderson voters opposed the tax initiative, Question 1 on the ballot, which would raise property taxes by 2 cents per $100 in assessed value. Library district leaders have warned that if the initiative doesn’t pass, the Galleria and Malcolm branches will be closed. Similar tax initiatives were voted down in 2001 and 2002. The library district is independent from the city of Henderson, and the majority of its $7 million budget comes from property taxes. The district’s ...
Sun reporter Conor Shine contributed to this report.
The 6 Library in Henderson has a 7 Million Dollar Budget. Why do they always want more Money from the TAXPAYERS ? The Well Is DRY !!!
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
Ray Bradbury
Absolutely disappointing. I hope things improve and they can find another way to get funding.
That's right, vote down "junk" like libraries. After all, why give your kids anywhere decent to spend time when they can run the streets and get into trouble, like here in Cincinnati. Two cents on a hundred equals about 20.00 on a hundred grand house. I guess the poor slobs in Henderson cannot afford that. I was coming down to look for a winter home in Henderson, but now I don't know.
Public libraries are publicly funded, hence the name. If a community desires them, it must support them just as it does fire, police, trash pickup, etc. Henderson voters have voiced their decision not to support this service, so it will be reduced to accomodate the decreased budget of recent years. The city has been getting more than what it pays for even though most people don't even realize how much the libraries offer them. It's unfortunate for the people who use these services, as well as for the people who will lose their jobs and the economy they'll have trouble supporting while they're without work.
Reading is so important to everyone, but especially the children of our community. The libraries provide many activities and other cultural events. I retired here because Henderson seemed a devoted community to it's citizens. I am a homeowner and keeping the libraries open would have been a minimal cost yearly. Voting down funds for the libraries was wrong & I hope this is not a pattern for the future.
"The district expects property values to continue to slide in the next few years, further decreasing funding." Weren't we being told everything was improving? I voted for the intiative but there are still a lot of people unemployed and hurting from the economy so maybe $20 on a $100.000 assessment is $20 they wouldn't have to spend on necessities. There are those, too, who just won't vote for an increase of any kind.