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,, i , . , I0 - WATPRUX) CHRONICLE . Thursday. November 2!) mi r. W” ‘ h 300Kb d W l W . _ , WPL as $ u get gap ; f; A . 114.11 ' 5 l ' I“ 9 ' t“ Continued from page] per household funding of Opened in 20! l. the ' - , ~, 512062. or about $5 I mil- 22.000 squarefoot Harper 7 _ l t. W ' I'he extension WI” give lion. for the city's nearly branch library and the ' ' _ \ ': . the city and l‘t)llll(‘ll an 415,000 homes. accompanyingYM(’Acost an 3 “4 opportunity to review the , estimated $22 million to W i ‘ , ' ': ’ library's finances as part of “Adaybe ure cant build t , ‘ ’ ~, the 20l6 to 2018 three~year n In 20”. it was re orted I i ' ' , ,‘ budget process afibrd that‘ the city has the most Expert i < The extension includes a _(;ounmgn¢pmm sive library system per per- : ' ' "3“ W I. _-- SHIFTS bump for inflation on an musrdelibrarym son of the triAcities the . "a and the city's 50m percentile largeorexpmsiiera operate operating costs for library l = W funding‘ and 3101888 for m the Harper bramh services more than doubled ' population growth. from $30.83 in 2009 to “15.24 i The $300,000 budget gap (ilark also said funding in 20l2. with $2845 of that is on top ofthat added fiind- levels have not reached attributed to the Harper D ’ ingsaidtllarke expected levels in recent branch library. m t fit The 50m percentile fund years. For example. adiust- Cambridge spent $45.63 ing formula means staff ments in the Municipal Price per person while Kitchener r . . examine eight comparator Index from 2011 to 2014 and spent $47.57. f M” W cities and fund the library on unrealized growth expecta- (Loun. Diane Freeman f a per-household basis â€" to tions within the city led to a suggested her constituents W fall in the middle of those reduction of 5352000 in on the east side don't need a , other cities expected library funding over library as large or expensive 1 W Other comparator cities the past fouryears to operate as the Harper ; _ W l include Ste (‘atharines Cam» library board chair Karen branch. but they do need l Stay warm Wlth up to $650 In bridge. Kitchener. Kingston Scian told councillors last some level ofservice. l W W W and Guelph, week the city should considv “Maybe we can't afford i incentives When you Upgrade YOUl I the library has already er puttinga hold on any talks that.” she said. ‘ i ‘ taken steps to cut costs in of a future Pastâ€"SM? library (Zoun. Mark Whale) said i heallflg and COOllng system. W recent years. according“) the unlll the financial concerns the library should look at set 2 letter to council. 1 hat at the Harper branch are set ting up a location inside an . RECE'VE $250 intludes the elimination of tied alrt-adyrestablished building. I ‘ fl\‘(' staff positions and [he City currently has stKh as RIM Park. to saw on i , , ~ > i ; i it . ' - ; expanded responsibilities for about $7 5 million set aside costs. A ' ' ' ' ' A ‘~ trianager's, the outsourcing of for a new library on the east “ lhere are lots of corpo l ‘.' ' v ' ' build-ng rnainteriantth side, but no operational rate donors who would love i reduted hours for staff, and funds to pay staff or keep the to In\"?§l.- hesaid. ‘ the elimination of several lights on l'here is currently ( ouncillors also dfihf‘d part time positions no libran i'n1t‘t' on the east staff for further information Based on the rillth per sideol the city on whether or not some of RECE'VE 3250 OR $400 (t'nllk‘ talttilation Waterloo Int‘nlnthlnglhl‘ numbers the $7 3 million in tapital ‘ . , 4 P ‘ pros‘idr-d the library “llh for a new expansion. libran sanngs tould he repurposed - “ 4 - . SI I! 21 per household in staff are working under the for operational funding if W , - - . 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