Letter: Library is a bargain

My home is in Bainbridge Township and is affected by the upcoming library referendum along with two other precincts: Jasper-Madison and Jasper-Boone.

I visited http://www.duboiscountyassessor.com to find it has a gross assessed value of $122,000. Like most folks that live in their home and have a mortgage, my net assessed value is much less than that, at $47,000.

A new library will cost me less than $30 a year over the next 15 years. I will be voting for it. It is a bargain.

It should be stated that a vote against the library referendum will not prevent a future arts center project minus the library nor will it prevent the other “creative” endeavors in the pipeline.

It only prevents us from building a library. A structure that demonstrates our dedication to our community, our families, our children, and our future.

Joseph Huddleston, Jasper, Ind.