For The Times Leader
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Ohio County Library Treasurer Greg Marquart speaks before the Ohio County Board of Education, asking them to revisit the funding issue next year.
WHEELING — In a tightly contested 3-2 vote, the Ohio County Board of Education voted to lessen payments to the county library by a third.
At Monday evening’s board meeting, the board voted to reduce the funding provided to the Ohio County Public Library from three cents per $100 of assessed county property value, as has been the standard previously. David Croft, Molly Aderholt and Christine Carder voted in favor of reducing the funding to two cents per $100. Grace Nolte and Pete Chacalos voted against the measure.