Library tax paid by unincorporated residents
Summary
Unincorporated residents pay nearly $8 million through the PPLC tax to support municipal libraries, but only about 13 percent hold library cards. Nowicki says that's an unfair subsidy and wants relief explored.
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Last discussed May 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $50 per unincorporated household per year, or about $151 per cardholding household.
All county residents get free library access and museum passes; municipal libraries get steady funding.
Unincorporated taxpayers who don't use libraries effectively subsidize municipal residents' services.
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