Indiana's Johnson County Library Referendum Information

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Johnson County Public Library promotes referendum information. (Indianapolis Star, 5/3/2012)

In this corner: The Johnson County Public Library has spent $22,000 to educate the public about a $30 million referen- dum to build a new Franklin library.

• $15,000 on advertising ($7,000 to the Daily Journal newspaper)
• $6,750 to J Owen Media for designing promotional materials and developing a marketing campaign.

Vote Yes for Libraries, a public action committee supporting the referendum, raised nearly $2,900 and spent about $950, according to financial disclosure forms.

In the other corner:  Citizens Opposed to the Library Project raised about $5,500 and spent about $3,000.