Goshen Public Library

Budget News

Budget Proposition

Shall the Board of Education of the Goshen Central School District be authorized to levy a tax, pursuant to Section 259 of the Education Law, in the amount of $452,979 for the operation and support of the Goshen Public Library and Historical Society?

The tax allotment for the proposed budget is a $24,215 increase.
This increase will allow the library to:

provide a reference library for every hour the library is open
offer a year round program of service for young adults
offer twice monthly programs for adults
add an additional workstation for CD-ROM reference materials
improve service at the circulation desk
upgrade the public computer

The estimated tax rates per $1,000 of assessed value are:
	Chester          $ .43
	Goshen           $ .37
	Hamptonburgh     $ .45
	Wallkill         $1.08
	Wawayanda        $1.35
For example: A Goshen homeowner with a home assessed at $175,000 would pay a library tax of $64.75. This is a decrease of five cents from 1997 (the average Goshen home was then assessed at $40,000 for which the tax rate was $1.62). The value of the average house has increased as a result of the recently completed reassessment and the rate per $1000 has decreased accordingly.

Did you know?
The circulation desk is manned 65 hours per week,
the reference desk 57 hours, and the Sharts Room
35 hours.
The library parking lot accomodates nine cars.
Legal occupancy of the building is 58 people.
We have 6,787 registered card holders.

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