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CAPITAL NEEDS PAGE 3 The current imbalance in funding was not achieved over night and should not be corrected in haste. It cannot be done quickly without great harm to the existing schools. The funding differential was not imposed on the county system, the city system rather chose to move ahead faster . It would not be equitable to make the city system now sit and wait . The people of the Chapel Hill district are not masochistic; they do not support higher taxes just to feel the pain . They do want the best possible education for their children. I ' ll wager they will also be willing to pay at least their fair share to help the county schools achieve equal funding as county residents want and are willing to participate in funding them-. It will take time , good will , and money , not depriving either system. In sum, we urge you to support funding for not 40 or 60 or 80 percent of the identified needs of both systems, but for all of them. You should propose a finance package, including sufficient bonds, to meet the real needs. Please don't leave us playing catch-up or left with the rows of temporary classrooms that make some Wake County schools look like trailer parks. I drafted much of this letter last night in one of the classrooms in the new multi-purpose center at Glenwood Elementary School during a youth basketball a fine facility, spacious and neat , with freshly pal It is block walls and vinyl tile floors. It is not luxurious, ,,.. just a good environment for learning. You Commissioners have responded to such specific needs before; the new facilities have helped keep the crisis from being worse. We need your help again system-wide and in a big way. Thank you very much for your consideration of these views. Sincerely, AM__Srp4t7 Allen Spalt Pr