DPLS Annex Project & Levy Information
Following a donation of land, Defiance Public Library System is pursuing construction of an annex building across the street from the historic Carnegie library, to meet its need for more space. The proposed facility would provide additional room for library services, programs, meetings, learning and community activities. Watch this page for updates, and use the link below to join our mailing list if you’d like periodic emails about the project.
More information:
Annex Site Plan
Annex Floor Plan
Questions about the levy?
Email [email protected]. Questions may be added (without information identifying the individual who sent them) to public fact sheets/FAQs when appropriate.
Community Information Sessions
You are also invited to bring questions and comments to one of these upcoming Library Levy Community Information Sessions: Sept. 30 at 1:00PM and Oct. 6 at 6:00PM at Defiance Public Library; Oct. 5 at 5:00PM at Hicksville’s Johnson Memorial Library
On the ballot:
Proposed Tax Levy
(Renewal and Increase)
Defiance Public Library System
A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
A renewal of 0.75 mill and an increase of 0.9 mill for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of the Defiance Public Library System for the purpose of current expenses of the library that the county auditor estimates will collect $1,942,369 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.65 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $47 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s market value, for 35 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.
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Annex Exterior – Preliminary Rendering by SHP Architecture & Design