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:>/l 19'9 F y� Y tti 10 _ . �. err r 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.inn Schutz) It passed ! $ 7 . 8 million referendum garners 52% of vote By Lee Ann Schutz Plans bei an last year to put the ber of ballots cast was 1,505 with 790 board's 'five-year plan and throuoh- Editor 37.5 million proposal bcfore the vot- favoring the bond issue and 715 vot- out the county new libranes are go- Given the days of tight money and ers so that if passed, the city could 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 Paine in 1995,and the Savage (at least on the first try) to referen- istme park facilities,and remode!and ers turning out. library is currently under construc- dums, supporters of the library and expand the library building. Volun- Janet Williams, Scott County li- tion, and New Prague is looking at parks here were all smiles when they teers, including P.L.AX. 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 com- doubt in her mind that the referen- said. "To quote Clem Haskins, it mitiee,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 referring to munity ful,"she said. staffing.Williams said ultimately the the OK the community gave to a pro- Cite 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 cioser. Lake Library caught the Scott Coun- County Commissioners will have fi- lion in bonds for park and library They had predicted that 1,500 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 REFERENDUM to page 4