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Council member suggests city‑county merger to fund $90M high‑school replacement during budget session
Summary
During public comment at the joint FY27 budget work session, a city council member who identified himself as a banker urged leaders to consider merging the city and county to generate efficiencies and help pay for a $90 million high‑school replacement, a proposal that drew discussion but no action.
During the joint FY27 budget work session, a city council member who said he works as a banker urged local leaders to consider a long‑term merger of Greensville County and the City of Emporia as a way to create efficiencies and free funds for large capital projects, including a proposed $90 million high‑school replacement identified in the schools’ CIP.
The speaker framed the suggestion as a long‑range strategy rather than an immediate policy…
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