Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.

Page 4 · column 6 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved

The clipping this text was read from
The clipping this text was read from

average) and $2.10 per capita tor planning and community development (17.6 percent of average).

Judicial Costs High

Among the eight areas of government expenses, Rappahannock exceeded the stale's per capita average only in judicial administration—courts and common*ealth's attorney.

The $34,718 spent for the courts works out to $5.70 per capita, 04.5 percent of the state average. The $32,074 listed for the commonwealth's attorney's office amounts to 252 percent of the average or $5.26 per capita.

To pay for government services and education. Rappahannock had 1081 revenues which amounted to $2,656,072. Of that total. 41.27 percent ($1,006,126) was local revenue. 44.26 percent ($1,175,602) state money. 10.74 percent ($285,271) federal "pass thru" funds and 3.73 percent ($00,073) direct federal aid.

Among the counties in the planning district. Madison supplied less of its total budget needs from local sources (40.00 percent) while Culpeper (47.44 percent). Fauquier (56.35 percent) and Orange (43.84 percent) used a high proportion of local tax dollars to fund governmental operations in 1081.

51.0%