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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Detroit's generous voters supported Proposal L, a ten-year renewal of the Detroit Public Library’s dedicated 4.0 mills. The unofficial results posted by the Detroit Election Commission indicate the proposal received 52,877 “Yes” votes (75.05%) and 17,581 “No” votes (24.95%). </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Jo Anne: Randy said he will post this.</P></DIV>
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<DIV>Alma Wyden Simmons<BR>Special Assistant to the Executive Director<BR>Detroit Public Library <BR>5201 Woodward Avenue<BR>Detroit, MI 48202<BR>313-481-1348 (office)<BR>313-481-1483 (fax)</DIV>
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<DIV>150th Anniversary -- Serving Detroit and Beyond: 1865-2015</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><EM>"I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture, and our concern for the future, can all be tested by how well we support our libraries." </EM>Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)</P></DIV></DIV>
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