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stands at $141,000 was only the first piece of bad news on Monday.
Budget Cut The supervisors had counted on money for jail renovation under legislation which makes such projects eligible for state reimbursement for half the costs up to $100,000. The Department of Corrections had included funds for Rappahannock's reimbursement in a budget addendum forwarded last month to the Secretary of Public Safety.
After the board of supervisors’ meeting on
Monday, the Rappahanno^i, New» contacted Delegate Raymond R. "Andy” Guest for information on the status of that budget addendum. The allocation for reimbursement had to clear the Secretary of Public Safety’s office, the Governor’s office and the General Assembly before Rappahannock could count on getting the money.
It didn't make it past the first check point.
On Monday afternoon,Guest reported that the Secretary of Public Safety, acting at the Governor’s direction, had eliminated money for jail renovation, construction and expansion from the Department of Correction's request for supplemental funds.
A call to the Department’s public affairs office in Richmond was unsuccessful in gaining any additional information.
While the Governor’s office didn’t specifically direct that reimbursement for jail improvements J?e omitted from budget amendments to be considered in the upcoming short session of the General Assembly, funding priorities specified by that office didn’t include jail renovation. Guest said.
He reported that top priority was given to care of prisoners for the month of
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