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The Springfield City Council asked staff Monday to explore a payroll tax and library levy as potential means to balance the city’s budget.
The council held an evening work session to discuss recommendations from a Fiscal Stability Task Force. One of the ideas is to cut library funding by $500,000 next year. Several residents attended the meeting with pink and yellow signs supporting the library.
The council directed city staff to do more research on how cuts to the library budget would affect hours and programs. Councilors also asked for more details on how a library levy could help the budget, as well as how the city might enact a payroll tax…