A question of establishing a Birch Bay Library Capital Facility Area (LCFA) will be on the November ballot. If the ballot measure passes, Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) says the library construction could begin in 2022 and the new library could open in 2023.
The LCFA ballot measure would increase Birch Bay property taxes to fund the library building if passed. Taxes would increase by about 11 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, slightly lower than a previously estimated 13 cents per $1,000. This means the owner of a $350,000 Birch Bay property would pay $3.20 per month, or $38 annually, according to the WCLS.
The ordinance was introduced at the July 13 Whatcom County Council meeting and passed on July 27 with no discussion.
Birch Bay’s population is expected to increase by 50 percent in the next two
decades.
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