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Eva Montelongo Dyrita Bhargana Tammy Havener David Beck Miguel Valdez Jennifer Blackwood is a teacher at Chapel Hill Daycare Center. She has been there far three years and has been teaching young children for five years. She said that she would not be able to continue to do what she does when she starts her own family because she will not be able to afford the daycare costs. She asked the County Commissioners to support the funding for teachers that are on subsidy. Delores Bailey is Co-Director of Empowerment Incorporated. She said that Empowerment provides housing for low to moderate-income people. She spoke in support of the CASS program. This is the CHCCS program for parent involvement. This program is requesting that $14,000 be added to the budget for operational expenses. These communities need the CASS program, not just for students, but parents. She asked the County Commissioners to do the right thing and increase the budget to include the CASS program so that it could continue to intervene for their students and parents. Bill Brady lives in Chapel Hill and he said that people move here far the school systems. He said that he and several people that he knows moved here and based their decision to come to this area because of the reputation of the school system. He thinks this is a great economic driver and a tremendous asset to the community. He urged the Board to support the school system moving forward. Janet Walters has a kindergartner at Glenwood Elementary. She is a parent volunteer because she saw haw stretched the teachers were. She said that the teachers need help from the teacher assistants. She urged the Board to support both budgets. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 p.m. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Barry Jacobs, Chair Donna S. Baker Clerk to the Board