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Board From Pag* A1 V: “I wish it were possible to 'JV- do it all,” said Lee, “we need the 800-megahertz system, *y, but then not a cent tor the v schools.” Piedmont District Supervisor Eddie Wayland shared Lee’s angst. “With the loss in state funds this year, x. it’s not what everyone wants.” “I've been doing this for 11 years and it doesn't get
$£any easier,” said Wakefield Sf - District Supervisor Roger Welch who had done his own pe comparisons of teacher J salaries over the years. While * not breaking down ’starting' versus ’tenured’ teacher .^salaries, Welch stated that an .^average teachers in ippahannock were earning 311 in *06 compared with 1,605 now. “I’m prettyproud of Rappahannock,” stated Welch who added that in looking at this year's budg> et there was an amount of $79,000 in debt service that would be taken care of this year. “That’s another $79,000 that we will eventually be able to give to the schools.” Welch commented that he didn’t like to hear comments that the School Board had “to beg” the supervisors for money, “fm only saying what
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