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Library
expects
to feel
budget
woes
By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
In the first pronouncement of what is expected to be many as County agencies prepare their budgets for the next fiscal year, Library Director David Shaffer informed the Board of Trustees that Governor Gilmore’s recommended budget would cut state aid nearly thirty percent from what was provided last year. Though that deep a cut is by no means certain, as the new Governor and the state legislature are just beginning to review budget options, some significant cut is likely for Fiscal Year 2003.
Fortunately for the Rappahannock County Library, their operating budget is relatively small and state aid cuts, even in the worst case, will shave no more than $9,000 from it. That amount could well be made up through additional support from the Friends of the Library, books sales, or direct cbntributions from library patrons.
The greater risk is that state fiscal problems will result in reduced funding for major County functions, such as Rappahannock County Public Schools and the Sheriff’s Office, and that that will reduce the money available for the County’s direct contribution to the library. The County historically provides about half of the library’s funding.
Officers return for
another term
The January meeting of the
See LIBRARY, Page A8
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