After more votes were tallied on Friday, measure L almost has the two-thirds majority vote needed to pass on the Whittier ballot. The measure would give a $22 million bond to renovate the Whittier Central Library.
Election Day was Tuesday, November 7, but the final vote count has yet to be announced. After Friday, “yes” votes on measure L has reached 66.39 percent, just .27 percentage points away from getting approval, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office.
The 36,000 square-foot Whittier Central Library would get an additional 8,000 square-feet if measure L is passed.
With the extra 8,000 feet, the Whittier library would get an all new community room, an expanded children’s section, a computer and technology center, and a parking structure. New wiring would also have to be installed for the new technology added.
If the measure is passed, the city of Whittier would pay the $3 million difference between the bond amount and the expected costs.
The plans for the library will come at a cost for Whittier property owners should it come into fruition. Whittier property owners $24 per 100,000 square-feet of property owned.
This mean a 400,000 square-foot property owner in Whittier would pay an additional $96 in taxes for the next 15 years.
RAMON ALVARADO 
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