Library may seek mill levy in light of budget cuts

Voters may be asked this fall to vote on a mill levy to fund the Havre-Hill County Library.

Rachel Rawn, the library director, said the cash-strapped city of Havre will cut its contribution to the library by about $30,000, and that kind of cut will cause a problem in continuing the services the library provides.

Although the library is a city department, it is funded by the city and Hill County. The city makes a direct contribution, while the county has a three-mill levy that goes directly to the library.

Rawn said the reduction in city funding will bring the budget to about $290,000 annually....