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Residents, educators urge Southampton County to move to twice‑monthly pay; call for school funding
Summary
During the public‑comment period, residents and a teacher urged Southampton County supervisors to switch county pay to twice monthly, cited recruitment and retention problems and asked for investment in new school buildings and teacher pay.
Orice Lane, a resident of 26315 Shady Brook Trail, told the Southampton County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 that county employees should be paid biweekly instead of once a month to ease financial strain for families. "This process can be done," Lane said, adding that surrounding localities pay on the 15th and 30th and that the current schedule can create a six‑week gap before…
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