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ementary schools. The issue is the future and the importance of teachers and students being provided with environments conducive to learning. There is a moral and social obligation to provide appropriate environments for learning for both students and teachers.. She asked that the Board support the entire master plan for facilities. JOHN WASZAK teacher and parent, asked that the Commissioners question if more room is needed in .the Tax and Records Office and if the County needs more parks. However, with regard to schools, the citizens of orange County support wholeheartedly the work of the two school boards and is not an issue the Board needs to question. He asked that the entire CIP be approved. PAUL HRUSOVSKY , member of the Association of the Federation of Teachers, summarized the inadequate facilities he has been subjected to during the last seven years. He asked that adequate bond funding be presented to the voters so that renovation of the schools can take place. SARAH STEWART , co-president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of Teachers, stated that school facilities for both school systems are sadly lacking. She asked that consideration be given to the needs of both systems. She pledged, on behalf of the Federation, to wholeheartedly support the Board in getting a bond referendum passed. She stated, that if a minimal level is funded, that most of the money would go to the High School and that .the needed renovations at the other facilities would not be funded. She asked that the Board members visit each building to review what is being requested. ALLEN SPALT parent and husband of a long-term employee in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System, asked that consideration be given to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro district's needs as outlined in the CIP. He expressed concern that the Commissioners may be considering a bond package in the range of $2Q million which would fund less than half of the identified needs, which is not enough. He talked about the overcrowded conditions at Carrboro Elementary and Phillips Junior High and stated that the citizens of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro district have been willing to pay;:,; higher taxes for the quality of education they want. He asked that the Board propose a finance package including sufficient bonds to meet the read needs of both systems. SHERRY NORRIS , physical education teacher at Sewell Elementary School, stated that Sewell has had a space crisis for several years. There are no storage: facilities and all the roams are inadequate. She asked that the Commissioners help fund two mobile units which will be used on a temporary basis. This will allow sufficient time for the Board to take to the voters a bond issue which will allow renovations to the existing facilities. RICHARD WARD spoke on behalf of the Orange County Recreation and Parks Council, stated that a public hearing was held on the Recreation and Parks Master Plan and that the Plan is being revised taking into consideration those comments received at the public hearing. He asked that the Board consider the portion of the CIP related to the Plan with the knowledge that the Council will bring to the Board in January a revised master plan. He stated that providing parks and recreation is an investment in the children and future leaders in the County, the well being of all the citizens in Orange County, the economic health of Orange County and an investment in the Orange County School Systems. A good mix of schools and parks and recreation will attract clean high paying industries to Orange County which are necessary for a consistent and stable tax base in the future. GEORGE SMALL , parent of two children, stated that each project needs to be looked at very carefully and prioritized so that funding can be done on a priority basis and not on a money amount for each system. ANN HADLEY spoke about the multipurpose center in Efland. She stated that the center houses the nutrition program for the elderly and is