two dozen branches that are expected to close next year as the system tries to trim $6 million from its 2006 budget.
Actually it's $5,832,923 a 19% reduction from the 2005 budget.
They need over $3 million to cover unemployment & retirement.
Closing all of these libraries would bring the B&ECPL below the quailifcations of hours to receive state aid. They will lose $2,099,228 from NYS.
The savings is a fraud, the residents are going to be paying more in taxes for less services, less libraries, and more money will be sent to the County for Giambra to waste.
He is violating the Library Protection Act, and the B&ECPL is letting him.