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Schools
budget
heard
By Gkrald Oc hs
Rappahannock News Writer
The Board of Supervisors public hearing on the schools budget for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 brought out familiar faces taking familiar positions in support of or in opposition to a budget that would cost County taxpayers an additional thirteen cents per hundred dollars of assessed valuation were it adopted in total.
This hearing, however, brought in addition some unique and fresh perspectives that significantly broaden the budget issue.
Jim Gannon, for example, tackled the question of the impact of continuing school budget increases.
He said that he was not well informed enough to speak for or against any specific budget item, but he felt compelled to provide his insight into the consequences of the increases.
He suggested that this year’s budget would, if adopted, result in a local tax increase on the order of 18 to 20 percent (though in fact it would be just under 15 percent) and. were the budget increases to continue at that pace, it would double the tax rate in
See BUDGET, Page A8
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