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Dozens urge Alamance commissioners to fully fund schools, libraries and rescue services at public hearing
Summary
At a county budget public hearing, teachers, parents, rescue volunteers, business leaders and nonprofit directors urged commissioners to reverse proposed cuts and fully fund the Alamance-Burlington School System, county libraries and the volunteer rescue unit.
Dozens of residents spoke at the Alamance County budget public hearing to urge full funding for public schools, libraries and volunteer rescue services, warning that cuts would have long-term consequences for students and public safety.
Speakers included parents, teachers and school-board officials who asked the board to fund the full ABSS request. Sandy Ellington Graves, chair of the Alamance County Board of Education, said the county has a nearly $21 billion property-tax base and about $96,000,000 in its fund balance and urged commissioners to treat education as a priority. "Tonight, you have an opportunity to show our community that education is truly important to you," Graves said. She also reminded the board that ABSS is one of the…
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