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10-year categories, and maybe that would mean only a one or two cent increase in the tax rate,” ,
Ellis Bingham: “We talk a lot about the land and the beauty of the land here, but the biggest thing we have going for us are our children... They must be taught... If we don’t educate them, we won’t keep the land . . . In order for learning to occur, teachers have to motivate most children. They do that with their own internal motivation and their skill. It’s an awesome responsibility we place on teachers.. . According to the figures for 1986-87, the average salary for a teacher in Rappahannock county was $4,600 below the state average. But of the’l36 school districts in Virginia, Rappahannock County is 10th in affordability. We’re ahead of Fauquier County. We’re ahead of Fairfax County. We can afford a 10 percent raise for teachers.”
A1 Henry: “The new reassessment will raise property values substantially and since the last assessment, we’ve had a lot of building activity that will add to our tax base, so it’s totally within the possibility that we 11 have extra funds.. . I’m in favor of a 10 percent raise for teachers. I’m committed to seeing we have good quality education . . . The two best teachers I ever had were a 62-year-old math teacher . . . and a 65-year-old history teacher... A good teacher is like a good bottle of wine. They get better with age. And I want Rappahannock County to have vintage, experienced teachers.”
Frank Fishback: “In order to keep good teachers, you have to pay them good money. I have no problem at all with a 10 percent raise.”
Ron Frazier: “First we have to bring beginning salaries up on line with what’s paid in neighboring counties and then we
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