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are being poached by other states that pay more. We are running out of time to fix the problems. We have nothing left to cut and shouldn't have to. The budget must be fully funded. There is no other option. I work with clients moving into the area often and am proud to talk about the quality of our district schools. This quality and reputation is what has sustained property values in the district. The economy is fully dependent on the schools and the desire for highly educated adults to continue to stay and move into Chapel Hill. Such educated adults expect top quality and are willing to pay higher taxes for the right causes- education! Again I beg you, along with all of the other parents! I know who have kids in the CHCCS schools. PLEASE do NOT ask our schools to make more cuts. PLEASE show that education is a PRIORITY. And PLEASE fully fund the budget. Thank you. From: Layna Mosley Phone Number: 9196235097 Message: Dear Orange County Commissioners: I am unable to attend the May 29 meeting, but I would like to urge you, in the strongest possible way, to fully fund all schools in Orange County. I have lived in Orange County since 2004. I'm a parent of three young children, and strong public schools are key not only to my children's and family's success, but to the success -- economically and socially -- of Orange County and the surrounding area. As a professor who routinely teaches introductory courses at UNC, I have seen firsthand the difference that quality education makes in preparing students for adulthood, for higher education, and for participation in an increasingly knowledge-based and globalized economy. And, more immediately, I have observed our public school teachers and administrators attempting to do their best in the context of shrinking resources. Please, please allow them to continue their work by funding our schools completely. Thank you for your attention to my concerns. Sincerely, Layna From: Susan Bickford Phone Number: Message: Dear Commissioners, I write to urge you with all respect to please fully fund Orange County Schools. Please raise my taxes if that is what it takes! We owe it to the children -- all children -- to make these courageous decisions. I fully support you in doing what is required to fully fund our public schools. Sincerely, Susan Bickford From: Christina Hinkle Phone Number: 919-270-3121 Message: Dear County Commissioners, Thank you so much for all your work on behalf of our county. I am writing to ask you to fully fund the local schools and to raise our property taxes to do so. I wholeheartedly support a tax increase if it will prevent further cuts to our schools. School officials have cut every bit of fluff from the budget. There is nothing left to cut except items that will result in a real and significant decrease in the quality of our schools.