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‘‘It’s a policy matter,” responded commonwealth’s attorney yD o u g 1 a s Baumgardner, noting that he has requested a declaratory judgment ruling from the circuit court on whether similar construction cost estimates for the school board's combination officebus maintenance facility are exempt from public disclosure. “I feel it’s in the public interest to haVe this issue resolved," he explained.
‘‘Can we ask the architect not to (release cost projections)?” asked Wood.
Gilkey noted that the Department of Corrections had ordered the estimates. “I don't see why they can’t be public,” he said If a contractor knows that the renovation work is projected at $115,000, “he's going to try to beat that figure with his bid . .We’re not going to get anything under $115,000 if we don't publicize the estimate,” maintained Gilkey who is himself a contractor. School board member Robert Eastham interjected that “Freedom of Information says Mr. Wood is correct." "My opinion is that it can only work against the tax payer and for the contractor." Wood argued. “If they know we're expecting to pay $115,000, that’s what they’re going to charge," agreed supervisor Clarence Baldwin. In another jail related matter, clerk Diane Bruce reported that Prince William has billed the county $80 for holding a Rappahannock prisoner for two nights. Baumgardner said that he’s questioned whether Prince William, which
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