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December 29, 2009

Millville library to finally get more cash

DailyJournal.com
By JOEL LANDAU • Staff Writer • December 25, 2009

MILLVILLE -- The city gave the municipal library an increase in its annual appropriation for the first time in years, and officials are continuing to work on a new building.

The City Commission adopted the 2010 municipal budget at its Dec. 15 meeting. The library received $684,680, an increase of more than 5 percent, or $33,680, in its annual appropriation.
The library usually receives a nominal increase, but Library Director Irene Percelli asked for the raise to supplement an increase in utilities and costs due to increased programs. Percelli said the commissioners' decision makes the library feel good about the future.
"It shows we are a priority. We hadn't been one for a really long time," she said. "It's a sign they really want to work with us now."

The library is now waiting for the city to select a site for a new facility, and then the library's board of trustees will pay for a feasibility study.

The municipal budget included an 8-cent increase in the tax rate for city residents, but Joe Derella, director of Revenue and Finance, said the city also raised the library's rent, so they will recoup the increase over the year.

Giving the larger allocation allowed the library to apply for additional grants and other sources of revenue, Derella said.

"I'm happy we're able to provide more services to the residents," he said.

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