Library closure / referendum

Library advisory board president publicly backed the library staff and called the referendum bad-faith and misleading, urging whoever controls it to withdraw it.

Blamed former city manager Greg Ellis for both the civic center debt and the referendum, and shared a personal story of relying on libraries while growing up poor.

A business owner who criticized former managers Greg Ellis and David Klein for mismanagement, thanked the council, and said he's willing to pay the fee for equal access to services.