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IN A LETTER to the Virginia Senate Finance Chairman, Senator Charles L. Waddell of Sterling, called for an annual increase in the starting salaries of Virginia State Troopers of up to $2,000 plus cost of living adjustments for areas of required residence.
Waddell called Virginia’s State Police one of the finest in America but predicts a decline in the quality of personnel if the “ ser - ious disparity in pay is not corrected soon.”
He cited a 19 million dollar surplus in the comptroller’s report to the Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30 and suggested that a portion of this revenue be usek to upgrade the state police pay scale.
The freshman Senator requested permission to testify at any hearings scheduled by the Virginia Advisory Legislation Council.
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