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From:Angela Ely <br />To:Ashleigh Scott; Marista Jorve <br />Cc:DL-Council; David Hall; Jennifer Gregerson <br />Subject:FW: [EXTERNAL] Letter about annexation of Everett Public Library to Sno-Isle Libraries <br />Date:Friday, February 9, 2024 9:08:38 AM <br />Category 2: Sensitive information <br />Hello, <br /> <br />Please submit the email below as written comment for the record at the Feb 14th Council meeting. <br /> <br />Thank you! <br />Angie <br /> <br /> <br />Category 2: For official use only / disclosure permissible by law. <br />From: Elizabeth Koenig <elkoenig1@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Friday, February 9, 2024 6:50 AM <br />To: DL-Council <Council@everettwa.gov> <br />Subject: [EXTERNAL] Letter about annexation of Everett Public Library to Sno-Isle Libraries <br /> <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open <br />attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. <br /> <br />Dear Council Members, <br />I am writing to you about the possible annexation of Everett Public Library to Sno-Isle <br />Libraries. <br />I have been employed at the Everett Public Library for ten years, and have been using the <br />library for 30 years. Before getting hired at EPL, I worked for Sno-Isle Libraries for 7 years in <br />multiple branches. I am writing this letter as someone who has experience working in both <br />library systems. I have left out all of my concerns about what this change may mean for me as <br />an employee, and focused on library services. <br />I have watched three City Council Meetings in which this annexation has been discussed, and <br />also attended the Library Board retreat on Saturday Feb 3. I appreciate the Board’s careful <br />look at what annexation could mean, and I understand their decision to support continued <br />exploration of the option. <br />The City Council does not appear to be uniformly convinced that annexation is the best path <br />forward, and some stated they would prefer to keep EPL as a City-run library system. At the <br />last meeting, on February 7th, at least two of you mentioned that you would rather focus on <br />the levy lid lift option, and I also heard you would prefer not to ‘dilute the message” of the <br />overall budget issues, and that this feels too rushed. <br />When you consider annexation in the coming weeks and months, please keep in mind there <br />may be these negative impacts: