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about building support in surrounding counties to change the Commonwealth’s .school funding formula. 'j Jackson District representative Wesley Mills spoke jtfarkly about the county’s .’future. / “I know that something must change for our county to survive,” he said. “We may need to change our school model, but we wouldn’t want it to affect our quality.”
Mills also noted that he watched a coalition of counties fail in their efforts to change the state’s school funding formula to include the local composite index when he joined the board in 2000.
“I would hate to place all of my hope in that,” he said.
‘No more taxes!’
Several critics of the proposed school budget spoke in favor of curbing the additional school funds to avoid another tax hike, with many speakers citing the effects of the recent land re-appraisal. Citizens called the recent tax hike “outrageous” and accused the county of going “deeper and deeper into our pockets” to fund the budget.
“Something’s got to stop, it’s just insanity,” said Amissville resident Bob - Paolicelli, criticizing the Board of Supervisors for their tax policy. “At some point, you have to put your foot down and stop it.”
Nearly all the critics agreed that the first problem was that taxes were too high.
“People can’t afford to live here any more,” stated Flint Hill resident Roger Cordani, echoing one of the most repeated phrases of the evening. Cordani stated that “dozens” of people contacted him following his letter in the Rappahannock News expressing frustration with the school budget and its role in rising taxes.
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