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School districts and college press for predictable capital funding; board hears trustees and superintendents
Summary
Representatives from the county’s two K‑12 systems and Sampson Community College asked the commissioners to preserve a half‑cent capital outlay for schools and affirmed the benefit of a multi‑year funding understanding; leaders asked the board to memorialize commitments in the budget ordinance.
Trustees and superintendents from the county’s two school systems and leaders from Sampson Community College presented budget priorities and urged predictable, sustained capital support from the county.
School leaders said most school facilities are old—many exceeding 50 years—and identified roofing and skylight repairs and other maintenance needs as critical. Clinton City Schools and Sampson County Schools described ongoing facility work, noted increasing operational costs as the college and districts expand, and asked the board to preserve a…
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