Libraries
DeMaio: Shelving Downtown Library Will Save $63M in General Fund
October 19, 2009
Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released a memo showing the major impact the new Downtown Library project will have on the city’s General Fund. With the city facing a staggering $200 million deficit in its General Fund, Councilmember DeMaio believes the project should be shelved.
DeMaio Report Questions City's Ability to Fund a New Downtown Library
April 13, 2009
City Councilmember Carl DeMaio called on the City Council today to suspend the long-delayed and financially troubled proposal to build a new downtown library and instead refocus its attention on improving the condition and service levels at neighborhood branch libraries.
“The new downtown library will cost much more than taxpayers are being led to believe. The city is in no financial position to build and staff a new downtown library. Given the city’s financial crisis, the city should protect services and hours in our branch libraries rather than taking on this unsustainable project at this time,” DeMaio commented.
