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tion when she prepared her budget. For example, she said that the rent on her building went up, travel and payment reimbursements increased, and figures to cover her raise and raises for the rest of her office staff weren’t included.

“WE HAVE a problem,” Luke responded. A certain amount had been budgeted out of county funds for the welfare office. “Are you running over? By 20 percent; by 30 percent?”

“I don’t know. I can’t answer,” replied Mrs. Buntin. The main problem, she said is whether the state will allow her to make budget amendments. “It’s been the saving grace for many years. I need to reprogram certain elements and then I can stay within the budget. The problem is not with the total amount.” She said she had written state offices requesting answers and should have the information Luke wanted by the December Supervisor meeting.

THE Supervisors rejected a request from the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection to study a land use tax system for the county. As an effort to preserve open space and promote agriculture “as a viable industry,” RLEP asked the Supervisors to instruct the Planning Commission to conduct a feasibility

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