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Residents urge Lynchburg City Council to boost school funding; cemetery and Red Cross seek modest FY2027 allocations
Summary
At an April 23 public hearing, Lynchburg residents pressed the City Council to increase funding for schools — including a $2.4 million request from the school division — while the Old City Cemetery and the Red Cross asked for FY2027 support for preservation and a sickle-cell blood initiative; no votes were taken.
Lynchburg residents urged the City Council on April 23 to increase funding for public schools and consider modest targeted grants for local organizations as part of the city’s FY2027 budget process.
Jay White, executive director of Old City Cemetery, told council members he is seeking full funding of the cemetery’s FY2027 request and outlined the site’s history and economic role. “Founded in 1806, Old City Cemetery is the oldest municipal cemetery still in operation today in the Commonwealth,” White said, noting the property encompasses about 27 acres and tens of thousands of graves and attracts roughly 33,000 visitors a year. He cited an estimated economic impact between $7 million and $39 million depending on visitor type and asked council to consider the cemetery’s request as a return on the city’s annual investment.
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