Show New mr Li Library f For Bount Bountiful ful Bountiful city fathers have felt for some time th city should have a new new and and larger library THEY HA HAVE VE explored various various various var var- ious ways of getting one Mayor Morris appointed acom- acom a committee committee com com- some time ago to study all phases of capital improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments including a library The best way seemed to be beto to work with the county because the county levies a library fund which residents of Bountiful would have to pay even if they built their own library COUNTY officials will help I They can even get some federal funds with the usual IF If the library is owned and operated by the county Now the city council had visions of the library being located near the present city hall probably to the north near the bubbling creek IT SHOULD be called the thet ther t r Bountiful Library or something I to that effect council councilmen men said But this wont won't work if the the county builds and operates the library aided by the federal funds Under these conditions the city would have to sell Its property to the county COUNCILMEN didn't like this Idea for they believe the city should control the nearly ten- ten acre civic c center e n t e r complex planned for future years And they didn't like the financial financial financial finan finan- cial requirements BOUNTIFUL HAS set aside during its next budget to go toward the library To this would be added from the county and federal I funds for a building Several points the council didn't like The county will II have to raise the library levy to get its share This means residents of Bountiful would provide 75 then a big portion of the ad additional additional additional ad- ad of the county's share THIS IS BAD enough they said But the same type of li li- li I will also have to be built I I in the north end of the county And no community there will of offer offer of- of fer So Bountiful would again pay paya a lions lion's share of that portion of the county funds which would be in this case AFTER considerable discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion at a recent meeting councilmen councilmen councilmen coun- coun decided the name Isn't too Important when there Is a possibility of a much-improved much library Councilmen couldn't bring themselves to sell the land however THEY FINALLY voted to of offer offer offer of- of fer a long term lease on the theland theland theland land and let the county use the Interest free |