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April 24; 1990
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<br />The following persons spoke concerning the budget:
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<br /> Jack H. Ryder, 3713 Shoreline Drive, Acting
<br />Superintendent, PortsmoUth Public Schools, spoke in opposition
<br />to cuts in'the School Budget, & requested sufficient funds to
<br />give school employees raises comparable with C~ty employees.
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<br /> Grant J. Creekmore, 9 Pennington Boulevard, Chairman.,
<br />School Board, spoke against cuts in the School budget.
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<br /> Ralph:W. Buxton,-3117 Garland Drive, member:of Portsmouth
<br />School Boards spoke against cuts in the School budget.
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<br /> Bernard Griffin, Sr., 1343 Watson Street, ~emb~r of- -
<br />Portsmouth Scho~t Board, spoke against~cuts in the School
<br />budget.
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<br /> David Norman, Director of Community Services Board, spoke
<br />in support of continuation and expansion of the PRIDE drug
<br />education programs in the budget.
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<br /> Bob Linton, 225 Cypress Road, spoke concerning the
<br />inequality of the boat tax rate compared to the tax rate on
<br />other recreational' vehicles.
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<br /> George D. Pond, Jr., 5604 Pond Lane, spoke concerning the
<br />inequality of the boat tax rate compared to the personal
<br />property tax rate.
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<br /> Gordon W. S~elton, 10 Crawford Parkway, repre'sentlng
<br />Portsmouth Marina Owners, spoke against the proposed increase in
<br />the boat tax rate.
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<br /> Robin F. Delane, 100 7th Street, representing the
<br />Portsmouth Education Association, spoke in suppor~ of full
<br />funding for the School Board budget.
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<br /> Lloyd W. Beazley, 3186 Reese Drive, representing the
<br />Portsmouth Professional Firefighters & Portsmouth Police
<br />Department Gosport Lodge, spoke concerning the retirees need to
<br />have the City pay their hospitalization'; ~Fire and Police
<br />Retirement System should not bear the cost of Workers'
<br />Compensation and management expenses; ICMA retirement should be
<br />shown as part of individual's salary.
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<br /> Gerald B. Myers, 31~R~e~9~ive, representing the FOP,
<br />Lodge 9'20, spoke in opposition to the use of the Fire and Police
<br />Retirement System fund being used to pay consultation fees and
<br />Workers' Compensati~n~
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<br /> Sister Barbara Babiane, 463 Washington Street, spoke
<br />concerning the decreased funding fOr 'the-Health Department.
<br /> Wayne Spiers,. 419 Patrick Street,~ representing ~the thee
<br />Waterview Civic League, spoke in support of full funding for
<br />School bu.dg-et,
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<br /> Joan Forehand~ 2520 Bird Lane, Apt C., spoke in supuort of
<br />full funding for the School budge[.
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<br /> Debbie West, 3912 Deep Creek Boulevard, spok~
<br />of full funding for the School budget.
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<br /> Rose Council, 315 Mayflower Road, spoke in support of full
<br />funding for the School budget.
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<br /> Hannah Flora, 3109 Arlington Place, spoke in opposition to
<br />the sale of the police helicopter.
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