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a4l97 1ef' yf f � �Y 41771,,. Community volunteers and city staff members got together Tuesday night for a potluck supper and await the results of the referendum.They were all smiles and cheers when they found out that the bond issue had passed by a slim margin.(Photo by Lee Ann Schutz) It passed ! $ 7 . 8 million referendum garners 5210 of vote By Lee:inn Schutz Plans began last year to put the her of ballots cast was 1,505 with 790 board's five-year plan and throush- Editor 57 S million proposal bciore the ot- favoring the bond issue and 71 j vot- out the county new libraries are !o- Given the days of tight money and ers so that if passed. the icy ,ould ins.*against it.This translates to about ing up. "A new library was built in a town history of giving thumbs down acquire more park land, upgrade ex- 13 percent of the city's eligible vot- Belle P!aine in 1995,and the Sava_e (at least on the first trv) to referen- isung park facilities,and remodc!and ers turning out. librar c is urrently under construc- dt1mS, supporters of the library and expand the library building 4',)Iun- Janet Williams, Scott County h- tion, and New Prague is looking at parks here were all smiles when they Leers, including P.L.A.Y.. Friends of brary director, said there was no remodeling their library," Williams got the news that"it passed." the Library and the city's park:om- doubt in her mind that the referee- said. "To quote Clem Haskins, it mittee,spent hours gathering facts to dum would pass. "People are very The city of Prior Lake owns and wasn't pretty but it was a win," said sell the community on the idea that supportive of libraries.Typically ref- maintains the library facility,and the Prior Lake Parks and Recreation Di- the upgrades are needed in the.om- erendums for libraries are success- county pays for the materials and rector Paul Hokeness in referrinz to munuv ful,"she said. staffing"Williams said ultimately the the CK the community gave to a pro- City officials couldn't have called Plans for expansion of the Pner county library board and the Scott posal from the city to issue STS mil- Tuesday's ballot total any closer. Lake Library caught the Scott Coun- County Commissioners will have fi- lion in bonds for park and library They had predicted that I,D00 resi- ty Library Board a little off-guard, improvements. „dents would vote,and the actual num- she said. It has not been part of the REFERENDUNI to page 4