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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
Although the budget passed by the General Assembly last Saturday was supposed to include an additional $80 million for education statewide, Rappahannock will get no increase.
In fact, School Superintendent David Gangel told the School Board Tuesday night, state aid for education in Rappahannock was cut nearly $12,000. He said the state had estimated the county would get an additional $5,900 in sales tax revenues but added, “I don’t have faith in the sales tax estimate.”
The county government will be required to contribute an additional $8,200 for education, and the total budget was increased by $2,800 over the budget Dr. Gangel presented last week.
On the expenditure side the budget was also increased $2,800.
Funds for administrators’ salaries and fringe benefits were decreased, reflecting the fact that $800 rather than $1,300 is needed to give administrators the same benefits for master’s degrees as teachers.
On the other hand, funds for services to buildings were increased $6,300 to work on controls for heat at the elementary school. Dr. Gangel reported that one firm estimated it would cost almost $18,000 to repair the heating controls. Nearly half the thermostats are not working. Some classrooms become so hot that teachers open the windows during the winter.
Dr. Gangel also found that the elementary school had used fewer gallons of heating oil during the last five
See BUDGET, p.A-6
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