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lxow. ui me proposeu capital improvements: plan, that 4.300 square teet where no actions were planned has mushroomed into a $200,000plus project that covers 14.000 square feet of asbestos removal.
Asked after the meeting about the various issues associated with numbers that didn't seem to add up. projects that lacked either the costs of labor or materials, and how transparent the budget process really is. board members responded by dismissing any concerns.
“We are only approving this plan in concept.'* said Cracker. “We do not have all of the details yet* Three other members of the board — Meredith Gorfein. Aileen Johnson, and chairman Ken Marlor — replied that they trusted Cracker. Mills and Chappell to scrutinize the details of facilities spending for them. Gorfein. Johnson. Cracker and Marlor also said they believed their current budgets are presented to the public and the board of supervisors in a transparent manner. Mills declined to respond to questions.
Any questions involving matters of school spending would seem to have an obvious importance, as the local school budget of $11.8 million is more than half the total Rappahannock County spending of $23 million. But apart from the board members themselves, and a fow staffers like Chappell, there wasn't much evidence of public interest on display at the Aug. 12 meeting. Apart from this reporter, only two members id' the public showed up to observe: John Diley and Mitzi Young
“Thank you ail for conung out tonight.1* Chairman Ken Marlor quipped.
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