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have to keep them there - at a minimum.* . . I would vote for the four cent increase iif > taxes.”
Hubert Gilkey: “I would be in favor of' * the four cent tax increase . . . With the ,>* reassessment, I see no problem . . . But tl\e, ranking on 10th in ability (to pay for -Z<'' education) is based on land sales, and we v’v only have two things to tax in );•- > Rappahannock County: land and personal property. That’s why the formula (that IK, allots state funds for education) is so unfair ; to Rappahannock and other rural counties.’*;
Lee Bird: “Education, public schools that is the single most important thing ouKn local government does ... If we’re going to ; prepare our children to meet the challenge^, of the coming years, we must educate them ’ well, and quality begins with the teachers^.’ We’re lagging behind in beginning and ; !*! maximum salaries. I’m in favor of bringing*! our salaries in line with those in the »*> surrounding counties. I would favor the fair cent increase.”
Charles Estes: “This coming budget year is going to be extremely difficult for the Board of Supervisors. I won’t commit to a 10 percent raise for teachers. It may have to be a percent or two less.”
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