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standardized weekday hours and to be open several hours on Saturday. In order to use these hours, there much be an additional 25-hour a week permanent position for the facility. They are 3.5 fulltime employees short for their facility. Theoretically, new positions are applied for in January. She asked that the County Commissioners make an exception in the case of the Carrboro Branch Library. Without this proposed position, the extra hours will have little real value. She will also email her comments to the County Commissioners. Maria Savasta Kennedy has two sons at Glenwood Elementary School. She said that the parents are panicked over the Manager's proposed budget far the school system. She said that Glenwood does an excellent job of educating her children with little resources. Her children are part of the Mandarin Chinese dual immersion program and it allows her children to learn Mandarin Chinese and to get to know the culture and the children in the class that come from Mandarin-speaking homes. She said that this budget is not sustaining the school, but dismantling the school system. She said that if the schools go downhill, then the County would also go downhill because people will not be attracted to this area. Mary Kakefudo is a parent with two children in daycare. She asked the County to assist in funding for child daycare. She said that they secured the spot in the five-star daycare center before they moved here and purchased their house in the same area as the center. The teachers and staff have been excellent. Her daycare bill is almost as large as her mortgage and she knows that other people cannot afford this kind of payment. She supports Orange County to raise taxes to pay for the necessary daycare. She also supports raising taxes to pay for public education. She thinks North Carolina is quite low compared to other states in public education funding. Chris Qeschene has a daughter in first grade at Glenwood Elementary. He said that the school systems are good and they are willing to pay higher taxes to support the school system. He said that they moved here mainly for the educational system. He said that he could see, looking at his school that the teachers and staff are stretched to the limit and many parents volunteer to help. He spoke in support of full funding for CHCCS. Bill Spang has a daughter at Glenwood Elementary and spoke in support of the Superintendent's budget. He said that they came to Orange County primarily because of the schools. The growth rate of the students comes largely from the attraction of the County to the schools. He suggested that these schools require the priority that the County Commissioners can assess, and that the citizens are prepared to increase their taxes in order to pay for the schools. He asked that the County Commissioners fully fund both school systems and the daycare subsidies. Thad Jennings said that he appreciates what the County Commissioners are doing for the County. He said that the teachers are also working hard. He said that, with declining resources, the teachers could burn out and leave the profession. He asked the County Commissioners to work together with the school boards and review their budgets and fully understand what they are asking for. The following people signed up to speak but were not present when their names were called: Gloria Gonzales