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Presentation to Orange County Commissioners by Peter Morcombe <br /> at the OWASA building on March 21,1995 41 <br /> ddle and <br /> it to have Most of us are here tonight to express our.concern about the over crowding of our <br /> .s. In PCF, we believe the problem can be solved without raising taxes. In spite of <br /> )n t have <br /> any constructive proposals, PCF has been 3rlisrepresented in the media as people <br /> t a single :lo not care about education. In fact, we care passionately about it. Most of us <br /> I the gap t to have children in the public schools fot many, many years. For example, my <br /> es in the Best son will graduate from high school in the year 2012. In PCF, we know that <br /> money will not help when financial acumen is lacking. <br /> The proposed impact fee increase is not sufficient to fill the financial hole created <br /> rs will be to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Raising property taxes by an amount that is <br /> beyond :ient to solve the problem will face massive. opposition from many sectors of the <br /> :al steps nunity. The only viable option is to reduce costs. Last year our Board of Education <br /> itened to cut funds for the Blue Ribbon Task Force, the debating beam, the band an <br /> y other popular programs unless taxes were raised. The Orange County <br /> ig. The imissioners were not fooled by this ruse and refused their request Insbead of <br /> 'lar debt. sing your clear message, they are back again with the same old solution. We ask you <br /> e it by a lemand more creativity. There are ways to save large sums of money without <br /> Is would cting instruction or successful programs. On March 18, the Herald-Sun reported that <br /> Durham Schools, faced with large capital costs, propose to cut many administrative <br /> Itions. Here are just a few that weie listed: <br /> councils <br /> reliance POSITION SALARY <br /> stration. <br /> Associate superintendent for curriculum&instruction $98,683 <br /> rt while. Assistant superintendent for innovative programs $92,515 <br /> budget. <br /> Executive director for auxiliary programs $72,162 <br /> opacity, + "de ten times more funds than the proposed hike in <br /> Savings of this kind can prove <br /> Provide npact fees. Besides the salary costs, these positions have fringe benefits, secretarial There are no equivalents of <br /> apport and fine offices which will no longer <br /> find that e do not need them either. It <br /> we are iese positions in private education and we will <br /> ien you i time for Neil Pedersen to start working on a similar list <br /> hovel. <br />