Voters in Fulton County will decide the fate of the largest and costliest library construction program in state history when they visit the ballot box on Nov. 4. If approved, the plan would add eight new libraries, including another Roswell branch. In addition, two libraries will be expanded and 23 others will receive renovations. Funding for the $275 million program will come from increases in property taxes.

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Do you live in Fulton? How will you be voting? Is this an appropriate time, given the economic downturn, to approve this library expansion? Is the need for quality libraries so paramount as to exclude concerns about the cost?