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to cost more than $1,500. “If our policy is to advertise, then perhaps we should...It’s always prudent to use the bidding procedure when you’re using the taxpayers’ money to ensure them it’s being spent wisely,” he said.

The board agreed to advertise both projects for bids and indicated they would review the $1,500 limit for biddable jobs at a later meeting.

Bloomer reported that attorney Douglas Baumgardner had notified the board that he could have clear title to the old Scrabble School secured shortly after September 1.

Mrs. Massie explained that the board wanted clear title so it could dispose of the property. “We’ve had numberous requests for purchase,” she said, adding that the Supervisors didn’t want the old school sold since it served as a site for county trash dumpsters. If the property is sold, she said, proceeds from the transaction will go into Rappahannock’s general fund rather than into the school fund. , .

In a final informational item, Bloomer announced that all the old records on Rappahannock schools have been moved from Warren County to the clerk’s office for storage.

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