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Supporters and critics alike voiced their opinions on the budget, lining up against the wall waiting their turn to address the Board of Supervisors and the audience.
“We want to thank you for coming out tonight,” Chappell said as he opened the hearing. “I think that we will see democracy and representative government in action.”
Chappell launched into a presentation of the school budget addressing the questions that he
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