Oct 31, 2014 1 min read

It was expressed recently in this space that in order to secure a future for the Chartiers-Houston Community Library, we need a tiny tax levy. As a fairly new resident and a senior citizen of Chartiers Township, I was shocked to learn that my school taxes were increasing by just over 9 mills next year. I won’t rehash the reasons for this increase since they are well known.

However, to ask the community, especially those on a fixed income, to now vote in favor of an additional 2-mill tax levy for the library, no matter how good the cause, is unpalatable. As we know, once a tax is levied, it never goes away.

And how much will our school taxes increase next year and the year after? There seems to be no end in sight.

Joe Schroer

Chartiers