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<DIV>So very happy for all libraries and residents involved! Congratulations!</DIV>
<DIV>Kate Van Auken</DIV>
<DIV>Rawson Memorial Library </DIV>
<DIV>Cass City<BR><BR>>>> "Bryan Dinwoody" <ill@alma.lib.mi.us> 8/12/2014 10:13 AM >>><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The Gratiot County Libraries Committee was very pleased with the approval of a ballot issue, during Tuesday’s primary election, for a .5 mill levy to be used by all of the counties’ libraries. This was the first time a ballot issue had been attempted, and the county electorate supported the libraries’ request in an almost 2 to 1 response. Chairperson, Jess Little, Cutler Memorial Library, St. Louis, Michigan, managed a well-run county effort that will benefit all of Gratiot County’s residents.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>--Bryan Dinwoody, on behalf of the Gratiot County Libraries Committee<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>