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RAPPAHANNOCK County is one of the few northern Virginia Piedmont localities that has spent its entire allotment from the Federal Revenue Sharing program. More than $2 million has been received by counties and towns in the Northern Piedmont area but many have not made full use of the funds. In some cases the money has been spent only in part; in others, not at all.
Many county and town officials complained that the program is difficult to administer, noting there are “too many strings attached.” When the Federal government instigated the Revenue Sharing Program, it was stipulated that the funds could only be used for specific purpos* es. In Rappahannock Coun - ty, Treasurer Frances Foster said: “I wait until our auditor is here before I even enter it in the books.”
RAPPAHANNOCK County spent $76,908 from Revenue Sharing during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Rappahannock Supervisors appropriated the funds among various county departments. The largest allotments went toward garbage collection, $18,000; Public Health, $10,110, and the Board of Zoning Appeals, $10,110.
Most of the remainder was alloted for “administrative expenses” and
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