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22 <br /> 1 Phone Number: 919 942 7598 <br /> 2 Message: <br /> 3 As a property owner and taxpayer, I want to see a raise in the property tax rate to fully fund all <br /> 4 schools in Orange County. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 From: Alyse Levine <br /> 8 Phone Number: 919-240-5434 <br /> 9 Message: <br /> 10 Please fully fund all schools in Orange County. <br /> 11 As a property owner and taxpayer, I want to see a raise in the property tax rate to fully fund all <br /> 12 schools in Orange County. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 From: Casey Saussy <br /> 16 Phone Number: 919-698-6570 <br /> 17 Message: <br /> 18 Please fully fund all schools in Orange County. <br /> 19 As a property owner and taxpayer, I want to see a raise in the property tax rate to fully fund ALL <br /> 20 schools in Orange County. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 From: Debra Gomes <br /> 24 Phone Number: 919-338-2141 <br /> 25 Message: <br /> 26 My husband and I are very concerned with our public schools. We moved from California 7 <br /> 27 years ago and chose Chapel Hill because of the quality of the schools. We know how quickly <br /> 28 schools can decline. We want you to creatively figure out a way to FULLY fund the budget <br /> 29 requests of Orange County and Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools. <br /> 30 People will not only leave the schools if they quality starts to decline, they will also leave the <br /> 31 area effecting everything from our property values, schools, ability for companies and the <br /> 32 Universities to find quality employees. We live in a town where people put their children's <br /> 33 education FIRST. I know my husband and I would not stay if we see the quality of our kids <br /> 34 education start to slip. <br /> 35 The problem with our districts budget it not an issue that can be put on the back burner. It is an <br /> 36 issue that must be addressed NOW. It has already been postponed and our reserves are gone. <br /> 37 Tomorrow is too late. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Commissioner McKee said someone mentioned teachers had been fired without <br /> 40 adequate funding. He asked the schools systems to provide numbers on this. <br /> 41 Michael Talbert said this will be requested. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 4. Adjournment of Public Hearing <br /> 44 <br /> 45 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 46 adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> 51 <br />