Voters will be asked to continue funding for library

On Tuesday, voters countywide will be asked to renew a tax for the Havre-Hill County Library. The measure would make permanent a funding measure voters approved five years ago.

The 3-mill levy would be used to offset annual state and local funding shortages of about $72,000, an amount supporters said would force the library to reduce its services if the tax is not approved.

At the current value of a mill, the tax raises about $81,000 a year. The owner of a $100,000 property pays $7.03 a year to support the library through the 3-mill levy.

Voters in November of 1998 approved the levy for a five...