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must have facilities. There are dedicated educators who are frustrated. They must be creative, resourceful and willing to compromise. Children are our future. She worked on designing the new buildings. If the needs of the children today and in the future are going to be met, something must be changed. She wants the Board of County Commissioners to help them get a bond referendum passed at the upper limits. EUGENE LAMMERS, current president of the Ephesus School PTA, spoke on behalf of himself and those who moved to Chapel Hill to get an education for their children. He emphasized that the overcrowding is here and stated he supports a bond referendum. BARBARA BORGER questioned the equity issue. She does not understand why Orange County Schools will only get 25% of the bond amount. She does not see how the voters will understand. She asked that the Board of County Commissioners remember that Orange County residents are struggling to make it on a daily basis. Everyday people wonder how they are going to pay the mortgage payment. WILLIAM GARGAN feels that no one is going to argue about money or the need for it. He referred to the 1986 school merger report. The projected numbers for Orange County are wrong but the numbers for Chapel Hill /Carrboro City Schools are correct. He stated that there is inequity between the two systems and this bond issue is a continuation. The decision needs to be based on what is right. He sees growth in northern Orange County. BONNIE YANKASKAS feels that the need for schools in Chapel Hill is clear. A lot of people move to Chapel Hill because it has a great school system. They need a new high school. Every student needs a chance for a good education. She helped with designing the three new schools. She wants the bond referendum to be large and held in May. VICKIE BROWN lives in Efland and has two children in the Orange County system. She and her husband support education for all students but need to be convinced that the request for 66 million dollars is fiscally reasonable and that what is requested is needed instead of expected by the parents. GEORGE GRIFFIN of Chapel Hill strongly supports a May bond referendum for 66 million dollars. He is troubled about the two school systems getting together and resolving the equity issue. CHARLES STEWART, Principal of Culbreth Middle School, urged the Board to support the bond referendum at the earliest possible date. It is critical to the quality of education they can offer. He asked that they build good facilities that will last 20 - 30 years. MARVIN KOENIG, Principal of Chapel Hill High School, stated that children at risk become more at risk in a large school. Chapel Hill High has 1,670 students. Next year 13 or 14 teachers will be without a classroom. He will vote yes for children and asked that it be done in May.