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# Venice Irony discovered in library overrun
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/venice-irony-discovered-in-library-overrun-editor/
- Published: 2003-03-27T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:56:02.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Venice, #archive-import

*By Dave Thomsen*

It is quite ironic to me that the front page of \[Wednesday’s\] paper featured an article regarding the latest estimate of a $12 million cost overrun for the new library, and an article on the possibility of instituting a local sales tax to help close the estimated $11 million municipal budget deficit.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 27, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032703.pdf?ref=smdp.com)