Luxury Library: Another Wasteful Decision

The City Council is leaning toward voting "yes" to open another branch of the Abilene Public Library in Northwest Abilene, near Willis and Ambler. The North side of Abilene already has three libraries, including two university libraries where public patrons have access to check out books; but even so, this third branch would be about five miles from the downtown branch. This would be an unbelievable waste of taxpayer monies, especially when you consider that, according to the council's own estimates, it will cost $400,000 per year to operate.