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inflation...but not everyone is suffering equally...A substantial number of people in Rappahannock County are managing to stay ahead.” he said.
Sherertz also noted that preliminary fair market value assessment figures set the county’s total taxable worth at $245,000,000—an increase of over 2.000 per cent over the old total of $11,582,821. "Going from a 60 per cent assessment to a 100 per cent assessment certainly doesn't account for a 2,115 per cent increase.” he said. “This county has the ability to pay reasonable average salaries and hopefully cut down on the drastic teacher turn-over rate... There isn’t a school district that can survive a 40 per cent turn-over and not experience a reduction in the quality of education,” Sherertz said.
Speaking for the bus drivers. Charlotte Turnmeyer asked the board to consider providing retirement benefits, something that all school employees except bus drivers currently receive. She acknowledged that most people do not consider bus drivers as full-time employees but noted that odd hours and having to be available throughout the day in case school lets out early make it difficult to hold another
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