Roof Leaks at the Elma Ross Public Library

Note: This is a guest post from Mark Dyer, chairman of the Elma Ross Public Library Board.

Our beautiful public library needs some work. There are water stained ceiling tiles at over a dozen locations within the building, the most prominent damage being right over the main entrances to the building. The building is barely 20 years old, yet there are entries in the board minutes of some 25 meetings through the years discussing roof leaks since 1993. We need to fund and preserve this valuable resource and symbol of our community. The owners of a huge industry contemplating location at the megasite will see the library as one of their initial exposures to Brownsville when they are trying to decide whether to bring thousands of jobs here or to another competing town. What do you want them to do? Tell your County Commissioners and/or City Alderman that you want the library roof repaired or replaced with funds in the upcoming budget for fiscal 2009-2010. They are your representatives and will listen to your voice.

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