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2026 BALLOT COULD INCLUDE LIBRARY REFERENDUM

(Richmond, IN)--One of the possibilities for funding $23 million in needed repairs to Morrisson-Reeves Library in Richmond is to place a referendum on the ballot in elections one year from now.  That possibility was discussed during a recent public meeting involving the library board and citizens who want to find a solution that will allow the library to continue operations in its current location.  If a referendum were to be presented and then approved by voters, it would result in an additional estimated tax of just over ten cents per $100 of assessed value.  There’s no timeline for the building, in its current condition, to be abandoned.  But, repair bills are mounting.  The library has spent about $200,000 on repairs in the last year and a half.