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27 <br /> 1 Phone Number: 9196235097 <br /> 2 Message: <br /> 3 Dear Orange County Commissioners: <br /> 4 <br /> 5 1 am unable to attend the May 29 meeting, but I would like to urge you, in the strongest possible <br /> 6 way, to fully fund all schools in Orange County. <br /> 7 1 have lived in Orange County since 2004. I'm a parent of three young children, and strong <br /> 8 public schools are key not only to my children's and family's success, but to the success -- <br /> 9 economically and socially -- of Orange County and the surrounding area. <br /> 10 As a professor who routinely teaches introductory courses at UNC, I have seen firsthand the <br /> 11 difference that quality education makes in preparing students for adulthood, for higher <br /> 12 education, and for participation in an increasingly knowledge-based and globalized economy. <br /> 13 And, more immediately, I have observed our public school teachers and administrators <br /> 14 attempting to do their best in the context of shrinking resources. Please, please allow them to <br /> 15 continue their work by funding our schools completely. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Thank you for your attention to my concerns. <br /> 18 Sincerely, <br /> 19 Layna <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 From: Susan Bickford <br /> 23 Phone Number: <br /> 24 Message: <br /> 25 Dear Commissioners, <br /> 26 1 write to urge you with all respect to please fully fund Orange County Schools. Please raise my <br /> 27 taxes if that is what it takes! We owe it to the children -- all children -- to make these courageous <br /> 28 decisions. I fully support you in doing what is required to fully fund our public schools. <br /> 29 Sincerely, <br /> 30 Susan Bickford <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br /> 33 From: Christina Hinkle <br /> 34 Phone Number: 919-270-3121 <br /> 35 Message: <br /> 36 Dear County Commissioners, <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Thank you so much for all your work on behalf of our county. I am writing to ask you to fully <br /> 39 fund the local schools and to raise our property taxes to do so. I wholeheartedly support a tax <br /> 40 increase if it will prevent further cuts to our schools. School officials have cut every bit of fluff <br /> 41 from the budget. There is nothing left to cut except items that will result in a real and significant <br /> 42 decrease in the quality of our schools. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Thanks for your attention and efforts, <br /> 45 Christina Hinkle <br /> 46 Mother of 3 public school children <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 From: Laura Morgan <br /> 50 Phone Number: 9196244946 <br /> 51 Message: <br /> 52 Dear Commissioners, <br />