Closing the library would save the city $485,000 a year. The proposed $30,000 raise for Dallas City Council members and the mayor would equal $450,000 a year.
Residents who live near the Skillman Southwestern Branch library in northeast Dallas are upset about a recent proposal to shut it down.The city's new budget calls for closing the library to comply with a request for the city to cut six percent from its budget."If they can't find a way to make this budget work without closing this library, why are we giving them a raise?" said resident Maggie Watson.Watson started a petition in hopes of saving the library.
"Walking in 100-degree heat with a bag of books is not something I will do."During the first budget briefing before the Dallas City Council Tuesday, councilman Paul Ridley asked about a high-tech alternative the city is considering piloting.The city is looking into adding a library vending machine.
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