Jamestown Residents Head to Library to Vote on Tax Referendum

JAMESTOWN – The Prendergast Library’s $850,000 tax proposal will go before voters in Jamestown Tuesday.

Any resident who is eligible to vote in the Jamestown School Board elections will be able to vote on the funding referendum, which calls for a total of $850,000 to be raised every year for the library through a tax levy on all taxable property within the Jamestown School District.

Supporters of the measure say it is needed in order to keep the library operating at its current level of services. Opponents say it will create an even larger tax burden on local property owners.

Should the referendum be approved, it would result in a home worth $50,000 having to pay an annual tax of about $55 each year.

Voting will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the library, located at 509 Cherry St.

The county board of elections is assisting with the vote and will post the unofficial results Tuesday night on its website www.VoteChautauqua.com.