The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, February 24, 1996            TAG: 9602240009
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

SCHOOL BUDGET FIASCO

Regarding ``Grand jury questions Faucette for 6 hours'' (news, Feb. 2): Fellow Virginia Beach taxpayers, our mom-and-apple-pie School Board and its budget have blackmailed City Council with a unilateral $20 million-plus budget increase for 1994-96. The School Board's attitude: Pay up and shut up, as it knew all along would have to be done.

H. R. OSBOROUGH

Virginia Beach, Feb. 14, 1996 by CNB