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Extension Saved?
Heavy lobbying by the patrons of the Virginia Extension Service including youngsters in 42DH programs has been successful.
An amendment to restore full funding for extension and the agricultural experiment stations has gained apparently \eto2Dproof majorities in both houses of the General Assembly . Both Rappahannock's representatives have signed on as co2I)patrons of the amendment.
As the justification for the amendment points out, funding for these programs has already sustained several cuts in past years. Agricultural research returns $1.50 for each S1 invested.
The cuts to extension funding proposed by Gov. George Allen would have meant closing up to one2Dthird of the extension offices in the state. As one of the smallest offices, Rappahannock's w ould probably have been one of the first on the chopping block. In addition the cuts to the experiment stations might have meant closing the Winchester Fruit Station. The state has just finished investing in a new building for this station, but that might not have spared it. Two 42DH centers would have been closed. Would the center near Front Royal have been one?
Many things can happen betw een now and the end of the session. Deals are being cut up until the last minutes as members of the assembly labor to beat the clock and leave Richmond. Nothing is certain, but it appears the local extension office is safe, at least for the time being.
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