Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 28, 1991 TAG: 9103010673
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: CHARLES STEBBINS CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: NEW CASTLE LENGTH: Medium
The new budget reflects a tight economy, decreasing federal and state revenue to localities and a smaller amount of money the county probably will have to work with in the next fiscal year.
School board members said they believe the tentative $2,826,429 budget they have formulated is close to an amount the Craig County Board of Supervisors can accept. The current budget is $2,880,991.
Board members will present the budget to the supervisors during a joint meeting on March 19 at 7 p.m. at the county courthouse.
The board finalized the proposed budget during a study session Tuesday night.
Superintendent Dallas Helems said a bright spot in the school funding is that a reduction in state revenue won't be as large as originally thought.
Helems said state officials have told him that Craig's County's cut will be about $60,000 instead of about $91,000 as originally reported.
But even so, the proposed budget includes freezing all salaries and about $65,000 in cuts.
One school bus will not be replaced, saving the system about $28,000.
Also, Helems said, about $8,000 will be saved by putting a secretary in the administrative offices on part-time status.
In addition, he said, the new budget can cut about $15,000 in salaries through retirements. And because of anticipated changes in the number of students going to the Governor's School in Roanoke, the school system will save about $14,000 in tuition costs. The tuition for six students was cut out of the current budget and will not be included in the new one.
Ten thousand dollars originally had been cut for library and science materials. But, the board restored the funds after board member James L. Cady said the library is a basic element in the school operation.
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