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35 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Part of my job is to put on full productions with these children, as many as 13 productions a <br /> 3 year. The CHCCS schools provide a valuable resource to me in that I rent auditorium space for <br /> 4 my productions from several of the schools Since the start of my business in March of 2011 <br /> 5 until now, I have invested over $25,000 in rent at the CHCCS and donated over $6000 from <br /> 6 ticket sales to various school arts programs. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 One of the first positions to be cut if the budgets are not fully funded are the theatre manager <br /> 9 positions at the High Schools. If the budget is not fully funded, there are no more managers. <br /> 10 And it is the managers who assist me, a community member and business owner, when I rent <br /> 11 those spaces. My expertise is in staging and choreography and creating a show. I am not able <br /> 12 to run the lights, the sound, move heavy pieces of scenery, adjust the temperature in the room, <br /> 13 lock and unlock the building and maintain the upkeep of these beautiful theatres. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 And then the money that I invest in those schools would be gone as well. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 While I completely understand the BOCC has no control over what positions or programs get <br /> 18 cut if the budget is not fully funded, it is important to see how a budget cut would affect not just <br /> 19 the students, not just the teachers, but members of the community who benefit from living in an <br /> 20 area where education is the highest priority. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 It is impossible to look at the school as separate from the community in which they reside. There <br /> 23 is an interdependency between my business and the schools continuing to provide quality arts <br /> 24 instruction and I am sure the same can be said for many other business owners and families in <br /> 25 the community whether they have children in the school system or not. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 1 thank you so much for your continued leadership and service to the community. I ask you, <br /> 28 passionately, to fully fund the school budgets so that we, our students, our parents, our <br /> 29 educators, our business owners and all members of the community can thrive. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 With gratitude, <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Erin Dangler <br /> 34 bdanaler nc.rr.com <br /> 35 <br /> 36 4. Adjournment of Public Hearing <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Adjourn Perdita Holtz Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Rich <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Capital Investment Plan Budget Work Session — No Public Comment <br /> 41 1. Continuation of review and discussion of the Manager's Recommended FY 2014- <br /> 42 19 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) <br /> 43 Paul Laughton said prior to discussing the CIP he would like to note the memo and <br /> 44 additional information in the folders at their desk. He reviewed the list of these items, and he <br /> 45 said there is a separate packet to prepare for the upcoming June 5th budget work session. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 He said the last meeting was on May 15th, and this meeting was added to the public <br /> 48 hearing to allow more time to discuss the CIP. He said an abstract has been prepared with <br /> 49 sections of bold print on revised green pages based on feedback and direction from the Board. <br /> 50 He said these should serve as replacement pages for their CIP Notebook. <br /> 51 <br /> 52 County Projects <br />