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6 28. JOE ROBBINS indicated his willingness to pay a tax increase to fund the complete budgets for both systems. He specifically asked full funding for salary supplements for teachers and aides, and requested that the aides work for 10 months. He stated it is now time to recognize the teachers and aides for their intellectural investments which are necessary to teach properly. 29. VERLA INSKO , spoke first on behalf of the Orange County Women's Center and second on behalf of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools and the Orange County System. On behalf of the Women's Center she asked that the Board support the full request of the Center. She expressed her willingness to pay extra tax dollars to meet the needs of the schools. She talked about the Basic Education Plan and the impact on the schools. 30. MARVIN KOENIG , parent and principal of Chapel Hill High School, spoke on behalf of the City Schools. He asked for full support of the school supplement for the teachers and the classified employees. He stated the Board has the obligation to see that the two school systems move forward in the State and that until that governing entity devotes 60 65% of its budget to the education of their children, they are not fulfilling their responsibility to the society it serves. He looks forward to paying taxes to help fulfill these responsibilities. 31. SARA CLAYTOR , outgoing President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of Teachers, stated that every national report for the last five years have sited an increasing need for support for the public schools. She spoke about the values received in the classroom that affect future work relations for the students and the quality of life in a community. In order to maintain the public schools, dedicated personnel are needed and in order to get and keep dedicated people they must be paid a good salary. She urged the Board to grant the proposed Orange County School System per pupil expenditure which would be for both school systems and thus improve the quality of both of the school systems. 32 . HOWARD FRIED , Vice-President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Association of Educators, spoke about the constraints that caused the County not to be able to fund the entire proposed budget. He presented petitions with approximately 3300 signatures thereon supporting higher teacher salaries and supporting education. 33 . JACQUES MENACHE , Director of The Arts Center, spoke about the new building and invited people to come and visit the new facility. 34. CAROL LAYH , Board Member of The Arts Center, noted that she considers The Arts Center to be one of the County's most valuable resources which serves all the citizens of Orange County regardless of their age or background. She listed the programs offered at the Center. She asked that the Board join those 70 out of 100 counties which are increasing support for cultural arts and that they recognize the value of The Arts Center in supplementing the programs offered in the two school systems. 35. BEVERLY KAWALEC , Board Member of The Arts Center, spoke in support of the $10, 000 request from the Center. She talked about the transition of The Arts Center and the new building. She noted that $630, 000 had been raised of a goal of one million. The allocations from local entities are important and will be used as matching funds. The $10,000 requested from the County is one percent of the budget. The