Oneida Library costs outlandish

In the Dec. 24, 2017 issue of the Oneida Daily Dispatch (Legal Notices) was published the cost of the library bonds at $6.23 million for 30 years. WHAT HAPPENED?

My recollection — original project all raised before construction, no cap cost to taxpayers.

• Next they only raised $2.5 million and want taxpayers to pay $2,500,000.5 million capital cost.

• Vernon and Verona were sued with donated money for refusing to pay.

Assuming the $2.5 million exists plus bonds of $6.12 million, this project is now at $8,617,000.62 million.

Taxpayers, this isn’t a library, it’s a “Civic Center” that Oneida doesn’t need and we can’t afford. Libraries are rapidly becoming obsolete. Right now it is costing $8,000 a week to run the current one. Care to guess what the proposed one will cost per week? Not too many years ago, (before taxing rights), it was staffed with 80 percent volunteers, today it has none.

We are faced with a 5 percent City tax increase, 2 percent County, plus an enormous tax increase for the 150 approved home destruction on the flats. On top of that a new federal tax code which outlaws some current tax deductions.

I realize the library board has threatened legal action, etc. We should take it on in my opinion before it’s too late with an escalation like this.

Let’s tough it out with what we have and come up with a more reasonable and affordable plan. Oneida is not a rich city, look around!

There is a stipulation that any legal action must he initiated within 20 days from Dec. 24, 2017. David N. Harrington,

Oneida