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Board agrees to restore preschool funding in FY26 budget; staff to present funding options
Summary
After public testimony and staff recommendations, Rockbridge County supervisors agreed to restore one year of funding for the county’s preschool off-the-bus program in the advertised FY26 budget and asked staff to return with options — using reserves or allocating part of a proposed tax increase — for final adoption next week.
Rockbridge County supervisors said April 28 they will restore funding for the county’s preschool off-the-bus program in the FY26 budget and asked staff to present funding-source options ahead of budget adoption.
County staff said the advertised budget proposed eliminating the preschool program, which serves about 26 children in three locations — Effinger, Fairfield and Goshen — operating three days a week during the school year from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. After the budget advertisement, staff received 24 public comments; 23 urged restoring funding for the program. Staff outlined three funding options to restore the program for FY26:…
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