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Published April 21, 2008 11:36 pm - Chamber board endorses library, public safety issues Transcript Staff
The Norman Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors on Monday endorsed the May 13 ballot propositions supporting construction of a new Norman Public Library, additional public safety positions and fire stations. The votes came after a lengthy debate during the chamber board’s regular meeting Monday at the J.D. McCarty Center. The board turned down a proposed resolution that would have taken a neutral position on the $49 million library and parking garage. In the supporting resolution, the board said it “strongly opposes the use of eminent domain to secure a site.” Library supporters have not identified a site since it would tie their hands in negotiations with property owners. The public safety positions and fire stations would be funded through a temporary, half-cent sales tax addition that would expire at the end of seven years. The chamber’s resolution asks the council to develop a plan “with specific new initiatives to improve tax revenues so that the tax has a reasonable chance of being retired at the end of seven years.” 
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