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UUU~54 1. ~ri,&._..~lunaan, President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, stated his belief that good schools are good for business and good business is good for a solid tax structure and that a solid tax structure is good for the schools. He outlined the capital needs of the Chapel Hill- . Carrboro school system and emphasized that the needs need to be addressed now. He supported Chair Willhoit~s proposal for a three cent property tax increase. 2. Mary Br' era. Orange County Day Care Director. endorsed the day care coalition and the need for prevention programs for the young children. Three hundred children who qualify for day care under the Title XX guidelines are on the waiting list at the Department of Social Services. She requested the County consider allocating 100x county money to pick up lOX of the children which would cost $63,000 for the next fiscal yeas. 3. ~,~~~ Cregorv_, Director of the Community School for People Under Six, asked for 1002 county dollars for 100X care for children. The proposed budget is less this year than last. The need is for quality day care. 4. Ar. Dan Lunsford, Superintendent of Orange County Schools, spoke in support of Chair Willhoit~s proposal and asked that the Commissioners approve the proposal as submitted. He also strongly supported the markup list for securing capital. He urged the Commissioners to keep in mind the low fund balance. He asked that his qualified staff receive the same treatment as those in the Chapel Hi11-Carrboro sgetem. 5. Norman Haithceck, Orange County School Board Chair. noted that the continuing dilemma of crumbling school buildings still exist. He agxeed to a tax increase if there is a need and it will be used for the children of Orange County. 6. Walter F~irbault, member of the Orange County School Board, spoke in support of the three cent property tax increase stating that the extra money will allow the capital needs to be kept on schedule and will help move ahead on the renovation and expansion of the vocational building for Orange County. Also he supported the reorganization and restructuring of grades 9-12. He expressed concern for the allocation for current expense, the fund balance and contingency. 7. ~j~dsay Efland;, member of the Orange County School Board, spoke in support of the three cent proposal. Asa member of the school capital task force he emphasized the capital needs of both systems are real. He asked for funding at the current level. 8. ,]ytne Haas, member of the Orange County School Board. asked that full funding be provided as requested. She asked that the Board not use the school system as a reason to raise taxes in Orange County. 9. Joe Sj,~lair, Chair of the &oard of Directors for the Dispute Settlement Center. thanked the Co~iasianers for their past support and asked for continued funding of their programs. 10. Mary Pinta, Planned Parenthood of Orange County, talked about the goals of Planned Parenthood and asked for funding in the amount of 513.130. She outlined the educational programs offered by the organization. ll. one Sp~h, representative of the Sewell PTA, urged the County Commissioners to pass a budget consistent with maintaining existing programs and services in all levels of the Chapel Hi11-Carrboro School System. 12. , representative of a committee that was set up to study programs for learning disabled students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, stated that 335 students have been identified as having learning disabilities. The State funds 197 of these students. She asked that the needs of these students be considered in adopting the budget.