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Lunenburg supervisors recommend $300,767 boost to schools, weigh tax options as reserves shrink
Summary
At a June 3 continued budget meeting, the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors’ finance committee recommended a $300,767 increase to local school funding (total local allocation $4,252,367), warned reserves would rise to a $761,584 draw for FY22, and discussed options including an incremental real-estate tax increase and a possible fire-and-rescue levy.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors met June 3 in a continued public hearing on the FY2021–22 budget and the board’s finance committee recommended increasing the county’s local school allocation by $300,767, using a FY2020 carryover of $140,900 for a total local allocation of $4,252,367 based on projected enrollment of 1,550 students.
County Administrator Tracy M. Gee presented the recommendation after meeting with James Abernathy, the school system’s superintendent of finance, and reviewing state required local match…
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