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Monday's Internet Edition, September 06, 2010.
N. Davie As High School?
Board Chair Says That’s An Option
By Jim Buice
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Less than a week after Davie County was denied funding for a new high school by a state commission, Chair Terry Renegar of the Board of Education said all options for a solution will be explored over the next 30 days.
“If you live in Davie County, you know on June 1 the LGC (Local Government Commission) denied our county’s funding request,” Renegar said at the conclusion of Monday afternoon’s regular monthly board meeting. “As far as I was concerned and this board was concerned, that was a colossal failure of government, and the result was an injustice to our students and our future.
“That said, we’ve got the same problem today that we’ve had. Over the next 30 days, we’ll be reviewing our legal options. We’ll consider all options if they are viable and as long it addresses the big issue, which is overcrowding in the high school.”
Renegar said the county needs to be thinking about being “self-sufficient in our funding” based on the latest setback.
“The only money we have is lottery money,” he said. “We have a problem that has to be solved. I would like to be able to discuss this ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.
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