At the first public hearing for a new library at Minisink Valley Central School District—the only school district in Orange County, New York, without a public library—the proposed annual budget led the discussion for residents.
The library’s first-year operation is budgeted at $534,500, about one percent of the total school district tax levy.
A committee of residents supporting the library—Friends of Minisink Valley Public Library—is suggesting that every district family calculate their annual library tax by multiplying their school tax bill by 1 percent.
For example, if a family pays $6,000 in school tax, its library tax is around $60….