City Finds Money To Avoid Lax Library Closings Or Service Cuts

Crisis averted…for now.

Once again, the city of La Crosse has found a funding solution to avoid closing any branches of the public library for the coming year. 

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Library director Kelly Krieg Sigman says city leaders found that the 2015 deficit will be much smaller than predicted.  It also turns out that a projected increase in health insurance costs for city workers is not going to happen.  Krieg Sigman announced those changes at a listening session yesterday in the North Branch library.