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There’ve been the Rappahannock Citizens for Better Education, the Rappahannock Citizens for Quality Education and other less formal groups that have worked in the last decade for expansion of the county high school. Now, with an imminent decision from the Board of Supervisors on whether to accept the state’s $1.5 million litarary loan for a building program, there’s a new organization. :
A steering committee for the Supporters of the Rappahannock County High School Building Project met Sunday night at the Washington home of committee member Camille Foster-Harris to develop a battle plan. They will circulate petitions calling on the Board of Supervisors to set a date for a public hearing on the capital outlay program at the board’s Dec. 1 meeting. The committee is asking that a night hearing be scheduled sometime in the week of Dec. 15-18. Mrs. Harris noted that timing is critical since the county has 60 days after the loan money is released to get the project underway by advertising for bids.
According to School Superintendent Robert Estabrook, that release will come in December or at the latest in January. He has repeatedly confirmed that specifications for the building project are ready to be put out for bids as soon as the final hurdle is cleared by the supervisors. Should the supervisors fail to authorize the loan acceptance within the 60-day period, the RCHS building project will drop back down to the bottom of the state’s funding list, Mr. Estabrook has noted, projecting that money won’t become available again for another two years.
Following an executive session at their October meeting, the School
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