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A FRESOLgTION REO/JES~G ~i~ B~-,'~P~L ASSm~K~LY 0~ ~Gi-~I_~ TO RESTORE <br />l%r~S Cb~ ~OM ~:~ Br, ItX~ET RE~/JES~ O~ ~'2~ STAS~ EOA.~ OF EDUCA2~ON. <br /> <br /> ~S~ approximately gifty percent of the budget of the <br />City of Portsmouth is now allocated to public schools; ~xl <br /> <br /> ~?~EAS, the f~mmancial deFar~ds for public sez~¢ices, other <br />than education, ~_are rapidly Lncreasing; and <br /> <br /> WB~S, the taxable resources of the City have remained <br />relatively stable; ark <br /> <br /> ~E~EREAS, the City faces a substantial loss of revenue <br />Impact Frauds; e_nd <br /> <br /> ~EREAS, this loss of revenue ~st be ass,~ed by the City <br />if the preser~ level of educational services is to be contir~s_ed; a~ <br /> <br /> WHEP~AS, the fira~nciat obligations for mafdutai~ing effective <br />progrs~m for the culturally disadvantaged are dam~ndi~g sigrz~ficant <br />increases ~n the education budget. <br /> <br /> ~W, ~RE, BE IT FJESOL~ BY the C~mncit of the City <br />of Po~smouth, Virginia tb~ the House Appropriations Cmvmittee ~nd <br />the General Assembly of the Commo~ rf~ealth of Virgi~a are hereby stro~g- <br />ly urged to restore the $36,00Q,000 ree2~ested by the State Bo~d o~ <br />Education ar~ o~dtted from Govenor God~n's budget p_r~po~ sal. <br /> <br /> Adopted by tne Council of tb~ City of Po~ tsmo~£h, Vzrgmmma, <br />at a meeting held Feb~y 10, 1970. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />