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He said the growth of state gov-; eminent for the past eight years has meant that now with the budget > problems government service is be|-1 ing cut. He noted that funds fay] schools are also being cut. j *
Mr. Wood noted that Fauquier • County does have funds for gypsy ! moth spraying. He said Virginia W&] fortunate that Republicans and; Democrats had seen the problem J coming and balanced the budget. He^ noted that in other states many 'em-! ployees including teachers were'tJS^! ing laid off. He said landowners] would have to depend on private en- j terprise for spraying.
Ms. Haynes said one reason the! Shenandoah National Park had.not! increased the acreage in wilderness | was because of the spread of the] gypsy moth. <
“It is unfortunate that the money! is gone, but there is no panacea. Un-] til the national economy recovers' Virginia’s economy won’t improve.” She noted that Virginia had been ranked fourth from the top as one of the best fiscally managed states. “Once the economy improves we can prioritize that,” she said, referring to gypsy moth spraying.
Mr. Darby said the voters should, elect him because in helping to start' a business that grew from four to 2,300 employees he had proven his knowledge of “what it takes to have’ a healthy business climate. ”
He said, “One thing I can do business is resist the tax increapejj Gov. Wilder has in store for us.”Ha said he had the ability to analyst state and federal programs 4n9 “work to build a consensus among;
my colleagues.” He said the Deijny cratic Party is the party of big government spending and taxes, wlaife the Republican Party “caters to iiidEviduals, citizens, voters, and taxpayers.” 1 •
Mr. Wood said he advocated liraited government and opposed taxuvcreases. He noted that the most recent state tax increases enacted during Gov. Gerald Bailies term to support transportation were passed by a coalition of Republicans and Democrats. “My record stands office own,” he concluded. y' ]
Ms. Haynes asked for voters’ support saying she had been a “citizen activist” who had later beconje involved in politics. “We can’t affoijd business as usual in Richmond,” she said. “We’re losing our voice.” Slie said rural voters need “someone wtfc is a strong voice and willing to vto# hard” in order to overcome thd increasing influence of Northern Virginia on state affairs. . > r
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