Library late fines could be a thing of the past in Prince William County.
As the Board of County Supervisors deliberates over its proposed budget of more than $1.3 billion to take effect July 1, it can kill the fines that have served as a recourse method to get residents to return books and other materials to local libraries.
The county's Board of Library Trustees says it wants to eliminate the fines due to, in part, the pandemic. It penned a resolution to County Executive Christopher Martino that included this clause:
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