Castle Rock Library levy passing

August 21, 2009

Last June, we blogged about a fun run/walk event in Castle Rock to help raise money for the Castle RockLibrary, which has been struggling to stay open since voters there narrowly defeated a levy measure last November to help finance it.

It appears that the second time might be the charm for the library. Updated elections results Thursday afternoon show the library levy is passing, with 342 voters (62.3 percent) supporting it and 207 (37.7 percent) opposing it. The levy needs at least 60 percent to pass. Initial results Tuesday night showed it was just below the approval threshold.

Cowlitz County has 40 suspended ballots that need signatures or other verifications. If all 40 suspended ballots are from Castle Rock, 29 of them would have to be “no” votes for the levy to fail. The results will be official on September 2.

Here is a story about the latest results in The (Longview) Daily News.
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