Library cuts questioned at city council meeting

Bill Lanier, a frequent speaker at Havre City Council meetings, expressed concern Monday night about the city’s plan to reduce its support for the Havre-Hill County Library.

Lanier told Havre City Council he understood the city’s financial straits, but asked that the library be one of the last places to be cut.

Library officials have said the city plans to reduce the city’s subsidy by about $30,000. In response, the library board announced the library would be closed on Saturdays starting July 2 for the foreseeable future.

Mayor Tim Solomon told Lanier that as the city began preparing its prel...