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Commission moves forward on comprehensive-plan edits citing education funding concerns
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to advance the comprehensive plan with wording to clarify how the state's composite index affects Surry County school funding and to consider replacing 'racial tension' with 'cultural differences' in threat language.
Commissioners reviewed emailed suggested edits to the county’s comprehensive plan and agreed to allow staff to proceed with revisions and to schedule a public hearing.
Mister Wade summarized two substantive suggestions submitted by a commissioner: (1) on page 13, clarify what aspects of the state education-funding composite index produce a shortfall for Surry County schools; and (2) on pages 14 and 95, consider replacing the phrase 'racial tension' with phrasing such as 'cultural differences' to reduce potential overgeneralization. Legal counsel (Miss Perkins) advised that the suggested change about the composite index is appropriate as wording and that such edits are policy choices rather than legal requirements. The commission moved and adopted a motion directing staff to move forward with the comprehensive-plan revision schedule, with the intention of scheduling a public hearing in February.
