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10 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED VIA EMAIL: <br /> 3 <br /> 4 From: Bridget Mora <br /> 5 Dear Chairman Jacobs and Board of County Commissioners: <br /> 6 <br /> 7 I am writing to urge you to make fully funding all Orange County schools (OCS and CHCCS) <br /> 8 your top budget priority this year. Our public schools are the heart of our community; not only for <br /> 9 the students, parents, and teachers, but also for the businesses that requires an educated <br /> 10 workforce and the community that needs the next generation of leaders to keep our county <br /> 11 vibrant. <br /> 12 The BOCC has a long tradition of supporting our public schools, for which I thank you. Our <br /> 13 public schools need your help more than ever - even as enrollment grows and state mandates <br /> 14 increase, our state funding has dropped, our fund balances have been exhausted, and the grant <br /> 15 monies have been spent. You are the last line of defense, and the citizens of Orange County <br /> 16 are counting on you. <br /> 17 Please do whatever it takes to fully fund the budget requests of Orange County Schools and <br /> 18 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. If it means raising taxes, cutting other programs, or some <br /> 19 other creative means, fully funding the schools must be our county priority right now. We trust <br /> 20 you to make wise decisions about how to fund the requests. <br /> 21 Once again, thank you for your ongoing commitment to high quality public education in Orange <br /> 22 County, and for your service on the Board. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Respectfully, <br /> 25 Bridget Mora <br /> 26 Co-Chair, Special Needs Advisory Council for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br /> 29 From: Renate Deckner <br /> 30 <br /> 31 I am kindly asking the BOCC to fund the FULL budget request of both CHCCS and Orange <br /> 32 County Schools. <br /> 33 We are depending on the BOCC to fund our schools. I do believe in their commitment to <br /> 34 education in our community and their ability to think creatively about how to fund our schools. <br /> 35 Please do whatever it takes to make full funding happen. I would be happy to pay more taxes if <br /> 36 that is what it takes to ensure quality education for our kids. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 From: <br /> 40 Anne Beaven <br /> 41 109 Braswell Rd. <br /> 42 Chapel Hill <br /> 43 <br /> 44 I am writing to urge you to continue current funding to our schools and even to look for ways to <br /> 45 increase funding. The good reputation of the Chapel Hill School systems is a huge draw for <br /> 46 young families to move to CH. If the funding continues to drop and poorly paid teachers <br /> 47 continue to leave then the town will no longer have this advantage. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 I have a 5 year old son who will be starting at the Chapel public schools next year. I live in CH <br /> 50 because of the reputation of the schools. This means that I commute to Durham and my <br /> 51 spouse commutes to RTP, which is a lot of wasted time driving when we could live closer. I <br />