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May 2, when the supervisors hold their regular monthly session, Cox pointed out.

The school budget “is almost the whole thing,” said Wood, referring to the projected $2,564,862 in educational expenditures which comprise 65 percent of the proposed $3,891,891 county budget for 1983-84.

“We need to talk about something else," Estes maintained. “We have no choice but to reassess in 1984.”

“Why?" asked Wood.

“We have a problem with this thing,” said Estes, referring to the proposed budget and its necessary tax rate.

“Yes, I think it’s a problem — 58 cents — but I think we can do something about that by Monday," Wood countered, suggesting his fellow board members review the budget with an eye toward making cuts.

“You know as well as I do the items that are really hurting us,” rejoined Estes. “We’re locked into the state’s values for land use.

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