Politics & Government

Council To Tackle Renton Library Petition Tonight

Will the petition be declined or put on the ballot? The Renton City Council will decide tonight, Monday, April 2.

The Renton City Council will decide tonight β€” Monday, April 2 beginning at 7 p.m. β€” on how to move forward with the library petition submitted by the .

The and City Attorney Larry Warren issued a ; KCLS's lawyers says putting the petition on the ballot would be a breach of contract between the City and the Library System; The and want their petition to go to a vote of the people (click on the PDF documents at the right to read each of the three legal opinions).

The Citizens for the preservation of Renton's Cedar River Library has organized a rally at Renton City Hall at 6 p.m. prior to the Council meeting.

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