Callaway County voters OK library tax increase

The libraries of Callaway County will get their asked-for levy increase.

Of 3,566 voters on Tuesday, 2,034 (57.6 percent) voted in favor of Proposition L.

The proposition increases the property tax levied by the Daniel Boone Regional Library, which operates the Holts Summit and Fulton library branches, from 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 26 cents.

According to the Daniel Boone Regional Library, the median Callaway County family will pay an additional $17.06 on their property tax bill next year. The levy was set at 20 cents in 1967.

The DBRL said the increase will help the Holts Summit Public Library stay open, pay for upkeep at the Fulton library, sponsor an upgraded outreach van and more.