Volunteers hope to raise as much as $1.75 million towards a new Wadena library. 6:40 am, May 3, 2021 ×
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Who s that knocking on your door? It may be a friendly volunteer from the Wadena Library fundraising committee looking to secure funding for the planned renovation of the First National Bank building into Wadena s new library.
Volunteers are working hard through the month of May to secure funding for this project, which, according to committee member Luther Nervig, is a critical part of the community.
Sure, he s heard from some wondering if the library is really that important. His response is that while not everyone goes to the library, the volume of traffic to the current library makes it clear that not only is the current library well used, but a larger one is needed.
With multiple funding options in the air, city moves ahead with a sure thing. 8:04 am, Apr. 24, 2021 ×
A phased approach to the remodel shared March 24, 2021, offers a slightly pared-down option to bring the old bank building to life as a new library.
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Wadena City Administrator Janette Bower is cautiously optimistic that the city will gain legislative approval to place the question of a .25 percent local sales tax before the voters in 2022 to help fund remodeling of a new library in the community.
If it makes it through the Legislature, and passes the 2022 ballot, the earliest the sales tax can be enacted is January 2023.