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i _'~ ~ ._. 34. PAT SANFORD , Executive Director of the Animal Shelter, spoke in support of the salary increase for teachers. She asked that the Board fund the Animal Shelter in full so that the Animal Protection Society could go forward with an educational campaign throughout the County to assure compliance with the ordinance. If the Board cannot fund the shelter fully, please include a separate grant of $4,000 to be used for the educational program to insure compliance with the new ordinance. 35. LUANN SMYTH spoke in support of the expansion budget for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School system. Specifically, the money is needed for salary supplements for teachers and staff. The teachers are underpaid and underappreciated. She asked that the Commissioners make their decisions about the budget based on the outcome of the last County Commissioners election rather than on fears of some future election. The people of Orange County have spoken for better services. 36. PENNY HODGSON asked that the Commissioners use the tax that was voted on 50 years ago and fund the budget in full. 37. MARY BUSHNELL co-president of the Carrboro PTA, parent and taxpayer, spoke about the importance of having a good school system. A child has different needs at different ages. She stated that the Board cannot afford to not fund those things that have been identified in the budget to meet the needs of the children. It is important to attach and keep the very best teachers possible. She asked that the district tax be raised to seventeen cents per one hundred dollars so that the teachers are paid as they would like them to be paid. 38. CAROL OSTEYEE , employee of the University, stated that with her many responsibilities it is crucial that she have daycare for her child. She emphasized the importance of having quality daycare. She receives -' funding from United Way. She told what quality daycare means to her. She asked that the Commissioners consider what daycare means to families in America. 39. STAN COUNCIL stated he has two children in daycare. ~He is grateful for the scholarship he received from the United Way so that his children could have the advantages offered by the daycare center. There are so many who need these services but the money is not there for them. He hopes the Commissioners will hear his plea and do whatever is possible to fund additional daycare services. 40. PAT DEVINE , Assistant District Attorney in Orange and Chatham Counties, made reference to a letter mailed from the Dispute Settlement Center and expressed concern about the overcrowded situation in the jails. She emphasized that every person in jail, costing the citizens $11,000 a year, does not need to be in jail. The job of the criminal courts is not only to hold a defendant accountable for a crime but to get a victim the rightful restitution that a victim deserves and just as important to rehabilitate the person. This proposed program is aimed at diverting a certain percentage of convicted felons in Orange and Chatham Counties from prison and coming up with an alternative way to punish the particular offender. The punishment will be designed by and takes place in the community where the crime happened. 41. REV. DAVID HARVTN , Pastor of the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church and coordinator for the orange County Ecumenical Farm Relief, spoke in support of the livestock market and agricultural center. once a commitment is given by the Hoard of Commissioners, others will come forth