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Commissioners press legislators for targeted school-construction funds and equity for marginalized neighborhoods
Summary
Commissioners and representatives discussed school construction funding, the E. Smith replacement question and equity concerns; commissioners urged that funds and locations be prioritized to serve historically underserved neighborhoods.
During the delegation meeting, school funding and neighborhood equity were prominent themes as commissioners and legislators discussed how county and state dollars should be allocated.
Chair Sharon described county requests for $15,000,000 for infrastructure and $15,000,000 for new school construction (requests consistent with prior submissions) and reported the county board has allocated approximately $310,000,000 toward deferred maintenance and new construction in its budget. Commissioners emphasized using those…
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