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aries. I have always been in favor of keeping starting teachers’ salaries up.
Rappahannock News: Should teachers in Rappahannock County be paid the same as teachers in surrounding counties? Is the comparison fair? Lane: I think it’s fair to compare us to surrounding counties, but I don’t think the law states that we have to pay what other counties do. Other counties have tremendously different situations - their revenues and expenditures are not even related to ours in Rappahannock County. I think it’s interesting to look at neighboring counties; it’s valid, but I think also then that you should look at the tax rates, you should look at the total picture. Rappahannock News:Many teachers feel that their situation is not understood by the supervisors. Is that true?
Lane: I think I understand the teachers’ situation very much, but I also understand the situation of the people
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