Longmont liaison proposes $100,000 for library small-business help
The proposal would use interest earned on federal pandemic relief funds for business appointments, consultants and speakers at the library.
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Longmont City Council liaison Diane Crist proposed using $100,000 in interest earned on American Rescue Plan Act funds for small-business services through the city library, the Library Advisory Board’s October 19 minutes say. The concept would extend the Small Business Development Center’s services to the library, with possible one-on-one appointments in meeting rooms, consultants and speakers.
Library Director Julia Jacobs raised questions about whether the library has enough space and whether the services could affect support for other programs. The minutes say service details were still being developed. They describe Crist’s proposal as a motion at a recent City Council meeting but do not say whether the council acted on it.
The Library Advisory Board was scheduled to receive a small-business funding update at its November 16 meeting, according to the meeting agenda. The agenda lists an update, not a funding or program decision.