The ONLY way a local tax will be approved by voters is IF the “Library System” sheds its wasteful overhead. Otherwise, opponents of the “Library System” will once again focus on how much funding it diverts away from local libraries, creating opposition to the proposed tax in the process.
There is no good reason for the “Library System” to consist of more than the Bookmobile and a central shared Information Technology department. The current paid staff contains far too many positions that are simply not needed for the operation of local libraries, and its first-class office space is an unnecessary luxury.
I must agree. The library system is Lancaster county is extremely wasteful. Why on Earth would we spend $7 million on a Manheim Twp branch only 2.9 miles from the downtown library (according to Google maps)?? That can buy a lot a books.