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To the editor:
During the past few weeks, high school students, parents, citizens, and teachers have written to you describing the critical space needs at the high school and urging the community to support the Virginia Literary Loan (which was offered to the Supervisors on Dec. 12 and which must be accepted within 60 days).
The space needs at RCHS are overwhelmingly evident. Now that the need is so clearly identified, let’s move on to those actions for which the supervisors should and must be accountable: ' (1) Why, if they feel that a modest auditorium and regulation-size gym are unnecessary and unneeded, did the supervisors authorize the School Board to specify these space needs to the architectural firm when plans were being drawn up in the spring of 1984? Why did they sign a contract with the architectural firm for $95,000 AND spend $80,000 on plans which are ready for bid if they were not aware of the extent of the building expansion program or not supportive of it?
(2) Why, if the project is too expensive for our county revenue to support, did the supervisors request the School Board to change the plans for a prefabricated structure to brick and mortar structure, resulting in a projected construction cost increase from $850,000 to $1.5 million?
(3) Why, if the supervisors knew that Virginia Literary Loan approval (for a 5 percent loan) would become available in December and must be accepted and the project must be put out to bid (all within 60 days), are they just now beginning to deal
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