Today, Flathead County Commissioners’ voted to unanimously, and without explanation, appoint Carmen Cuthbertson to the ImagineIF Library Board of Trustees despite our community’s pleas to appoint a less divisive and non-partisan candidate and despite having a slate of 11 candidates to choose from. Such a move highlights County Commissioners’ unwavering dedication to politicizing what should be a non-partisan board. These actions continue to endanger our community’s right to access an uncensored collection of materials, library donor confidence, and the future excellence of our library.
Over the past year we’ve seen the damage that politically motivated Trustee appointments can do, from staff turnover to reduced open hours to loss of state funding. With this appointment, our elected officials are telling citizens, loud and clear, that they simply don’t care to try to calm the chaos. They don’t intend to seek a remedy even when many excellent, non-partisan candidates are willing to serve as a trustee.
Thank you to each of you who took the time to write the Trustees and Commissioners to advocate for our library. More to come soon.
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