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« Barbara Anderson: a brief history lesson | Main | Natick selectmen to weigh override tonight » Monday, March 19, 2007Gloucester pro-tax group steps up campaignSupporters of a proposed tax increase for Gloucester's $15 million library project have found some innovative ways to gain the attention of voters. In addition to speaking before various community groups, a ballot committee in support of the debt exclusion is hosting a series of mini-events, including a cooking demonstration, and a program on web surfing. A portion of each event is set aside for a short presentation on the library project. "It's programming, very similar to what the library does on a daily basis," said Melissa Lynch, campaign manager for the vote-yes effort. "We took that concept and are also using it as an opportunity to educate people about the project and to answer their questions." The Gloucester library ballot committee is called The Sawyer Free Library Campaign Committee. Its web site is sflcampaign.org. The debt exclusion, the subject of an April 24 ballot vote, would allow the city to raise $7 million beyond the limits of Proposition 2 1/2, the property tax limitation law, to repay debt for the project, which involves a renovation and expansion of the Sawyer Free Library. The remaining project costs would come from a $4 million state grant, and $4 million in private donations. (Read the full ballot question and poll hours here.) The internet workshop, "The World Wild Web," is set for Monday, March 19. The cooking demonstration will be held at the Azorean Restaurant & Bar, on March 29 or April 5. Also planned is a March 25 program on acupuncture and related treatments, and an April 15 scrabble tournament co--led by Janis Bell, the wife of Mayor John Bell. "It brings people out," Lynch said, "and introduces them to the project, and to some of the things the library does in terms of programming. And it also helps generate excitement for the project. We are working to develop a volunteer core base for our campaign." -- John Laidler Posted by David Dahl, Regional Editor at 01:09 PM
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