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Mar 10, 2021
Weatherford Place 2 City Councilmember Jeff Robinson began a discussion Tuesday night about the need of additional funding for the Weatherford Public Library.
Over the years, the Parker County commissioners court has approved $40,000 in funding annually to the Weatherford Public Library, with that amount increasing to $51,000 this fiscal year. However, the libraryâs budget is more than $1 million annually, Robinson said.
âI think the issue that I have is that it may be that thatâs all the county can afford at this point â I would certainly like to see that amount go up â but there is a clause in [the contract] that says if we accept the $51,000, then the county residents have to be given the exact privileges of the citizens of Weatherford,â he said.
Filing is underway for several city and school board races that will be on the May 1 election ballot in Parker and Palo Pinto County. The deadline to file is