Does anyone currently pay a tax for the Prendergast Library?
Yes. City of Jamestown taxpayers currently pay $1.91 per $1,000 of assessed value in taxes to the City in support of the Library. Those taxes are passed on to the Library by the City. The proposed district tax will be an increase of 24 cents per $1,000 for City taxpayers. City residents owning property of average assessment will see their taxes supporting the Library increase from $32.56 to $36.66 – an annual increase of $4.16.