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Sales tax passes, library fails The Norman TranscriptVoters also had complained that the package was too much and a "$50 million coffee shop," and there was no confirmed site for the library. Some said renovating the main library and building branch libraries would have been more appropriate.
In a touch of irony, voters approved a $11.25 million renovation and reconstruction for the existing library into an expanded senior citizens center by a 6,460 to 6,008 vote or 51.81 to 48.19 percent. The project would have moved some city offices into the current library and made room for the municipal court to move into a revamped Building A. Building B where the municipal court is now, would have been revamped also to allow more space for the overcrowded police department. But the vote was contingent on passage of the new library and therefore will not go into effect. The library millage increase passed in Cleveland, Pottawatomie and McClain counties, which will double the book collection and provide east and west book stations. The Cleveland County vote in favor was 7,858 or 52.64 percent to 7,069 or 47.36 percent. Carol Cole-Frowe 366-3538 ccole@normantranscript.com 
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