A request for a local option levy to fund library services failed when it fell 60 votes shy of meeting the 50-percent voter turnout requirement on March 11.
The levy was approved by those who voted 904 to 768. The election drew 48.3 percent voter participation, meaning the levy failed.
The city had requested a levy of $207,696, a 69.7-percent increase from $122,384. It represents an increase from 48 cents per $1,000 of property valuation…