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By Jan LaValley
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Should a school bond referendum be included on the 1998 November ballot? That was the question the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors debated for several hours Monday.
Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier had requested the item be placed on the board’s agenda for discussion. Frazier said, “I feel that we need more voter participation in the school expansion project that has been discussed. I would like to see us have citizen approval.”
Board chair Charles K. “Pete” Estes said he felt they would be acting prematurely if they approved a referendum at this time. Other board members agreed a “firmer figure” on the proposed expansion is needed.
Dr. David Gangel, superintendent of schools, said the school board is in the process of hiring an architect and has no really firm figures as yet for what the total cost will be. He said they hope to have “a lot of the costs worked out by the fall” but the $3 million figure previously discussed is only a rough figure.
Dr. John Tole, school board chair, echoed Gangel’s comments. “It’s up to the school board to present a plan .. .with your input... and come up with a plan we can all work on. These are not simple issues. . . We have to look at all the things involved and so far we only have an estimate.”
Frazier made a motion to have County Attorney Peter Luke bring a resolution for a school bond ref- erendum to a special meeting to be set this month. The motion died for lack of a second.
Gangel reported to the board that current school renovation projects are going very well.
He brought the board paperwork for the adjustment of funds between school budget categories to allow the hiring of a finance secretary. A total of $24,000 would be added to Function 2000 — $12,000 from Function 3000 (from insurance, gas and diesel fuel) and $12,000 from Function 4000 (fire and liability insurance and fuel oil and coal). Gangel explained that there were savings on insurance and there is plenty left for fuel costs. The board adopted a resolution to change the budget categories for this year as proposed.
The board approved a resolution to petition the . court for a referendum on the question “of whether a tax should be imposed by the County of Rappahannock on food and beverages sold by a restaurant, and on prepared sandwiches and single meal platters sold at delicatessen counters by grocery and convenience stores.” The lodging tax can be considered separately by the board. It does not have to go to referendum.
County Administrator John McCarthy reported that Amissville will most likely get its post office. A landowner on Route 642, near Hackley’s Store has a contract with the postal service and they are currently working out the location of the facility on the property, he said.
See BOARD, Page A6
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