Campaign Kick-off!

Save Our Library PAC meeting Wednesday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (next to Good News Gardening on Tucker Road) to start moving forward on structuring the SOL campaign for November, including setting up committees for budget/finance, fundraising, the campaign, and communications.

Going for a Special District Again in November

The Hood River County Board of Commissioners today (July 12) voted to put a special library district on the ballot again in November. Polling results so far show people overwhelmingly in support of the library in principle and also willing to vote for a lower tax levy combined with other funding sources. The special district, if approved, would be administered by five elected board members. The exact level of the proposed tax levy will be decided later.

The really good news about the polling results, by the way, is that ONLY the precincts that defeated the previous measure were polled.

Upcoming Meetings!

Next Monday (July 12 at 1:30pm) is the County Commission meeting where a decision will be made about the library district type we will attempt to pass in November. There will also be polling results shared (even if only preliminary). In order to prepare for this meeting, the library supporters will be meeting on Sunday, July 11 at 3pm at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - the one around the corner from Good News Gardening on Tucker Road.

JULY 6 MEETING CANCELLED

Message from County Commission Chair Ron Rivers:


"I have cancelled the July 6th meeting. After talking to the pollsters, our July 6th meeting would be to premature to garner any trends from the polling. The Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday July 12th at 1:30 pm. The reason for the earlier time is because of the resolutions that must be written that afternoon for both cities. We should know much more about trends at this later date."