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should subtract $58,500 from anticipated revenue from investing this money and $53,000 from anticipated interest payments for it.
In deciding to cut $50,000 from the school budget rather than the $100,000 they suggested last week, the supervisors indicated that last week they had not been able to look at the entire county budget picture. School Superintendent David Gangel said in order to cut the budget by $100,000, he would recommend that three teaching positions be cut.
The $100,000 cut from the library’s request was for building the new library. The Library Board had asked for the money in case their fundraising efforts fall short of the money needed for the building.
“How does the rest of the board feel about this $100,000?” Supervisor Chairman Hubert Gilkey asked.
“I voted in favor of the sale of the library building with the understanding that it would not be a burden on the taxpayers,” Hampton District representative Mike Massie said. “If I’d known they were going to ask this, I might not have voted for it.”
“It was our understanding that we would not put any more county money into it,” Mr. Gilkey said. The qther supervisors indicated that they also favored the cut.
The first part of Monday’s budget work session was a public hearing on the school budget. Dr. Gangel, School Board Chairman Beverly Massie, and Ron Vickers, representing the teachers were the only speakers.
Dr. Gangel, speaking in support of his budget said, “Education is a
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