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The proposed budget for Rappahannock County for 196869 has been submitted to the Board of Supervisors by the Budget Committee and publish ed In this paper. The budget was examined and minor revisions made at the May meeting of the Board and official action will be taken on its adoption at the regular meeting on the 7th of June. At this meeting a public hearing is in order before it can be adopted. The budget total is $762,775.00 an increase of $88,032.00. The proposed budget corntemplates a county-wide levy of $5.00 per $100 valuation which is an increase of $1.20 above the previous year. School construction costs for new facilities makes a levy increase mandatory. As is usual, expenditures for education consume the greater part of county finances, and this year is no exception. School funds to be administered total $563,975.00, an increase of $80,605.00. A breakdown of school funds shows instruction costs at $370,325.00; $12,375.00 for School Board and Superintendent’s of fice; $700 for coordinate activities; operation and maintenance of school plant $35,125.00; transportation and auxiliary agencies $67,450.00; capital outlay and debt service will total $71,300.00.
Public assistance is the second largest budget item with $100,864.00 slated for this, a slight decrease from last year. Financing of the public assistance program is through Federal, State and local funds with the county’s share slight ly greater this year.
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