Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 23, 1990                   TAG: 9005230078
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY  
SOURCE: M.J. DOUGHERTY CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: FLOYD                                LENGTH: Medium

SCHOOLS, SERVICE AGENCIES SEEK FULL FUNDING IN FLOYD COUNTY BUDGET.

The largest portion of the nearly $11.6 million proposed 1990-91 budget is the School Board's request of just under $8.2 million.

This item generated considerable interest as nine of 13 people attending the hearing had direct connections with the schools. And both speakers stressed the need to keep funding at its proposed levels.

Incoming Floyd County Education Association president Reba Goff requested the school budget for the 1990-91 school year be fully funded. She told the supervisors of the close work between the association and the school administration during budget development.

Karen Hodges, president of the Willis Elementary PTA, was even more direct. "Please help the PTA continue to supplement the needs of the schools, instead of having to replace funds if the school budget is not adopted as proposed," she said.

The New River Valley Community Services Board and New River Community Action both sought help for their programs.

Community services Executive Director Lynn Chenault and board member Bob Peak asked that the county's share of the agency's mental health, retardation and substance abuse programs be fully funded.

"The [board's] request, based on the formula, is about $6,500 more than what is in this budget - $30,310," Chenault said.

Glinda Sawyer, area office director for New River Community Action, also asked supervisors for money for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

The board will act on the budget in a special meeting June 4.

In other business, supervisors appropriated $53,212 to the school system. This was monies in the county budget that was allocated for schools but not yet distributed. Supervisors also approved appropriation of $20,099 remaining from a literary loan project to the schools and the internal transfer of $15,000 in the school fund.

***CORRECTION***

Published correction ran on May 24, 1990 in Current\ Correction

Headlines on two stories on Floyd government were transposed in Wednesday's Current. The story on the Floyd budget should have carried the headline: Schools, service agencies seek full funding in Floyd County budget. The story on nominees should have carried the headline: Two School Board nominees in Floyd.

Headline has been corrected on this story

Memo: correction