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concern would be cuts in the general fund which pays for the core of the schools' operation. Because of a formula the state uses - Rappahannock has been listed as a “rich’' school district - the state has cut its support from $3.2 million to some $2.7 million this year.
Beverly Dunford. director of Social Services in Rappahannock, said she has no inkling what cuts might be asked for. Between food stamps. Medicare recipients and public assistance, her department helps some 500 persons in Rappahannock. The food stamp program has some 93 recipients and Medicare some 400. The program that is growing is the general assistance. The case load is rising, she said, and applications are up. “It’s an indication more people are struggling,* Dunford said.
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