Advocating Javelinas photo by Susan Beck, NMSU Library

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Voting for Bond B in the 2012 general election will not result in any increase in property taxes for any New Mexico property owner.

Support Bond B with no tax increase!

According to the New Mexico State Board of Finance,

“The maximum size of the bonds is $140.2 million.  Based on current projections, the State Board of Finance estimates that this is the maximum bond size that can be issued while keeping the State property tax mill levy roughly flat at the current rate of 1.36 mills.  If all three ballots are approved by the voters in November 2012, the average cost to the owner of a property worth $100,000 over a 10-year period will be $8.04 per year.  Of that $8.04 average cost per year, $6.88 is attributable to the higher education ballot, $0.59 to the senior facilities ballot, and $0.56 to the library acquisitions ballot.  Absent voter approval of the ballots, the State property tax mill rate could be expected to decline slightly.”

                    The annual cost of GO Bond B, $0.56, is part of a                         total bond cost that will keep property tax levels flat.

Support GO Bond B for little more than the cost of a stamp.

Help us support GO Bond B!  Download and print out table tents to remind your patrons about GO Bond B.  The file is intended for 11×17 paper, but sizes nicely when printed on letter-size paper.

Check out one of the GO Bond posters by Valencia County Libraries.  Share your poster by emailing bondsforlibraries@gmail.com.

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Grant County secured an endorsement from a political party.

“We Democrats recognize the high value of libraries, senior citizen facilities, and universities for the good of all New Mexicans,” notes Manzanarez. “Especially here in Grant County, an essential part of our community – Western New Mexico University – has charted an expanded future. WNMU deserves our strong support which will return benefits a hundred fold. And in this period of low interest rates, the costs will likely be negligible or none.”

Magdaleno Manzanarez, VP for the Grant County Democratic party.

NM Library Bond B. A small cost will make a big difference.

New Mexico Bond B can make a big difference to your community without a significant hit to your wallet.  According to the New Mexico State Board of Finance, the average cost to the owner of a property worth $100,000 over a 10-year period for Bond B will be $0.56 per year.

For more information on the estimated tax costs of 2012 NM Bonds, click here.

On November 6, Vote Yes on Bond B!

Projected 2012 GO Bond “B” allocations are now available for academic, public, school, and tribal libraries.  Find them here.