Marshana Sharp, left, education coordinator and manager at the Dade County Library, utilizes the help of her nephew, Ryan Warren, center, and son, Brandon Sharp, to unpack boxes on her day off Monday.A straw poll in Tuesday’s primary election showed about 71 percent of Dade County voters favor dedicating a fixed portion of property taxes to help support the library.
Voters may get a chance to make that official in November.
County Commission Chairman Ted Rumley said Wednesday that commissioners want to put a proposal for a new, half-mill property tax before voters on the Nov. 6 ballot.
“We’re going to try to get it on the real election,” Rumley said. “We’re trying to find out how to go about putting that on.”
Under current property values, the proposed millage would raise $208,000 annually for the library, Rumley said, a significant increase from the $64,800 the county now provides per year.