LIBRARY BUDGET VOTE & TRUSTEE ELECTION

ETHELBERT B. CRAWFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET VOTE & TRUSTEE ELECTION

The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library’s annual budget vote will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 3pm – 8pm. Voting will take place at the library in Monticello. All registered voters of the library district composed of the Towns of Thompson, Bethel, and Forestburgh residing within the Monticello Central School District are eligible to vote in this election. The library budget for 2018 will be $1,179,985.00-which includes $353,035.00 previously approved capital debt service repayment. The 2018 budget represents a 1.5% increase over the 2017 budget. Copies of the budget are available at the library or on the library website. Two seats on the library board are up for re-election. Incumbent trustees, Marcia Raponi and Sari Rosenheck, are seeking re-election to two 3-year termed seats. Absentee ballot applications are available from the election clerk at the library.