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o, Chapel Hill,N.C.27514
<br /> Telephone 967-6581
<br /> 118 aSouth Churton Street
<br /> '- Hillsborough,N.C.27278
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<br /> i Telephone 732-5325
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<br /> Criticisms Of Budget Proposal
<br /> district,the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ager's budget came out May 29 on a fig- Thompson said it is not.his job to
<br /> 1 system gets in excess of$3 mil- ure needed to maintain programs at make political decisions about equitable
<br /> ,, year more than the Orange their current level.The county schools funding of the two school systems,or bo-
<br /> y school system.But a task force asked for $86,399 more than the nuses and pay supplements.
<br /> ing merger of the two systems $4,36L122 offered by the manager.The „Those are political decisions,"he
<br /> mended last year that the systems city schools asked for$92,642 more than said."The board has a role in this.This
<br /> ual amounts of money. the$4,618,265 offered.
<br /> is the time for them to assume that
<br /> Marshall also said Thompson's Thompson said in an interview Tues- role"
<br /> ar capital plan,which came out a day that he agreed with Ms.Marshall in .
<br /> after the budget,did not include principle,but the reality of the situation Thompson said he had tried and failed
<br /> is funding recommendations for was a different matter. .• to get the two school staffs together to
<br /> 'Ilion in school projects. "Ideally that would be the case," discuss equal funding,support staffs,
<br /> •ht now we don't have all the big Thompson said of the school staff reach- pay supplements as well as sharing ac-
<br /> issues together,"she said."We ing agreement on program funding cess to their courses.
<br /> o move toward parity." ahead of time."The fact is,however,the "All effort to get the ... staffs to.
<br /> said that the two school systems' budget process is a competitive one. gether was unsuccessful."
<br /> As for increased supplemental pay Some things take more time than Thompson said the school-funding
<br /> -s far experienced employees"is a others." issue is a complex one."It can't be done
<br /> :ood issue over which to move to- Thompson said the difference in the hurriedly,in any kind of cursory man-
<br /> arity." continuation budgets stems from the ner,"he said."They are not questions
<br /> Marshall also said she had hoped schools expecting major increases in that can be easily answered.They are
<br /> o school staffs and the county electricity bills while the county expects not questions that can be wholly an-
<br /> ould have agreed before the man- decreases. swered by a manager."
<br /> Improvements Plan
<br /> dT .,q 5 Totals $50.5 Million" � ,
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<br /> ' k ects concerns possible action by
<br /> Y > , 3 By MIKE MCQUEEN the General Assembly.At least
<br /> �4 ? ' ,, Herald Hillsborough bureau six different bills currently
<br /> is as under consideration could be
<br /> , �, used as grant or loan funding for
<br /> .'1.Px , a , HILLSBOROUGH—Orange jail construction, water and
<br /> � a County Manager Ken Thompson sewer or school construction
<br /> :,. c has compiled$50.5 million in pro- projects.
<br /> < • posed capital improvements As a result,Thompson sug-
<br /> ,0,- -` needed by 1992,including$4 mil- gested funding$2.9 million in
<br /> ' &'" lion to acquire land for a water first-year projects.for the 1987-88
<br /> .. reservoir and_$6 million for fu- budget year beginning July 1.
<br /> ----,--1----..fu,s tune parkland. Appropriations for subsequent
<br /> years would be delayed until the
<br /> The majority of the money General Assembly acts on the
<br /> would be spent on the county's
<br /> .t F various bills.
<br /> s 5, two school systems—$34 million. +Legislative proposals,if ap-
<br /> proved,County schools would re provide much
<br /> ceive$10•2 million while Chapel named ass stance in regard to fi-
<br /> Hill-Carrboro would receive nancing the Capital$20,3 million.The,money is ear Improve-
<br /> ments Plan,"Thompson said.
<br /> ,< m
<br /> , ,s marked ostly or extensive p
<br /> ° However,those proposals along
<br /> renovations of the systems' with the county's current re-
<br /> Sc hool buildings.
<br /> r,k sources will not finance all the
<br /> + j z z, To pay for most of the im- needs listed in the plan.A voter
<br /> r .,� ? provements, Thompson sug- approved bond issue is the an-
<br /> 3 s .. gested a number of options,in- swer in funding the major needs
<br /> t •, ,, eluding up to a $44.5 million contained in the plan."
<br /> ,, bond issue,to be repaid over 20 Besides the reservoir and park
<br /> years by using a combination of land acquisition and the school
<br /> , 4;. local sales tax revenue and prop- renovations,major projects in-
<br /> -—--- , -, - ''. . erty tax increases.Some small. elude a new$1.2 million county
<br /> t, projects are not eligible for bond office in Chapel.Hill,a$515,000
<br /> , funding,and$4.1 million already expansion of the Tax and
<br /> is listed in the current school Records Building in Hillsbor-
<br /> capitalplan. ough and $340,000 for a
<br /> The manager's five-year capi- Livestock/Horticulture Market
<br /> tal improvements plan summa- in northern Orange County.
<br /> rites studies of the spaces needs Thompson said work on the
<br /> ' for the schools and county ad- market should proceed only after
<br /> minstration, assurances can be obtained that a
<br /> - The board of commissioners livestock market association can
<br /> 5 d u will use the improvements plan put up the$200,000 in annual op-
<br /> in its 1987-88 budget discussions. erating costs.
<br /> Thompson said an improvements Other projects include
<br /> -. ,. plan should be approved by the $272,000 for adding eight cells
<br /> ,a s commissioners and updated an- and expanding the county jail,
<br /> " nually.The commissioners would $350,000 for expanding the ani-
<br /> p select specific funding alterna- mal shelter,$220,000 for anew
<br /> fives. public works building and
<br /> P `' One major question mark in $250,000 for expanding the 911
<br /> the funding of the capital proj- Emergency Medical Service.
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