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By Anita L. Sherman
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
When the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors cast their votes on Monday for the proposed 2008-2009 School Budget, the outcome came as little surprise. It passed by a vote of 4-1. But the amount approved and recommended by County Administrator John McCarthy, $11,813,799, is still shy of what Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bob Chappell and the members of the Rappahannock County School Board requested. Chappell will need to trim the budget by another $250,000. In comments issued later. Chappell plans to bring his Recommendations to the May 13 School Board meeting. I' Before voting, Hampton District Supervisor Bryant Lee held up a stack of letters that the Supervisors had received both pro and con about the proposed school budget expressing his frustration that they couldn’t do everything. The school budget, while the largest chunk from the county’s botketbook, is one item among OUiny that need to be addressed each budget cycle. Another hot item this year is public safety and having an effective communications system that will aid law enforcement and volunteer fire responders alike. McCarthy’s dratl county budget calls for a 1
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