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Monday, July 13, 2009 at 1:30PM
Last week, Gwinnett County announced a reduction in the operating hours for county library branches. The cutbacks are the result of the recent county budget shortfall. Effective August 9, branches will close on Sunday and Monday and will open for shorter hours the remainder of the week. While I can appreciate the inconvenience to regular library patrons, such cost savings are unavoidable as the county struggles to balance its budget. This solution is certainly more palatable than a property tax increase, especially given that part of the funding woes stems from the profligate spending of our county commission on an unnecessary minor league baseball stadium. Hopefully, those citizens who are upset with this change will channel their frustration into being more aware of the actions of their government officials. Greater citizen awareness of how these officials spend our tax dollars is necessary so as to minimize future instances such as this.
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This is a good start. We need to keep the pressure on.
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Who: North Georgia 912 & GOOOH
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When: July 25th at 7:00 pm
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