Halifax County Board of Commissioner Chairman Vernon Bryant, in letters to the editor to three area media outlets, has responded to a statement released earlier this week on Manning Elementary School funding.
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District today released a statement saying the Halifax County Board of Commissioners' decision to hold the cost of a new Manning Elementary School at $19.2 million is of concern to parents and is “simply not enough.”
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission Gang Task Force grant that will mean the addition of a gang task force officer.
Halifax County commissioners today OK'd the appropriation of $1.2 million that will lay the groundwork for possible construction of a new Manning Elementary School.
The only comment at today's public hearing on the county's proposed budget for next fiscal year centered on education as did comments made during a community issues portion of the meeting.
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District has given its consensus on a plan to build a new Manning Elementary School for $19.2 million, but commissioners today balked at approving that figure and voting on a $1.2 million allocation to cover start-up costs of the project, wanting more detailed financing figures and how it will impact taxpayers.
The proposed 2015-2016 fiscal year financial plan is now available for public inspection following delivery of a sober budget message by Halifax County Manager Tony Brown today.
Delegations from the county and Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will meet to continue discussing funding of a new Manning Elementary School.
Halifax County Manager Tony Brown Monday will present the proposed 2015-2016 fiscal year budget to commissioners.
Halifax County commissioners went on record today, opposing a controversial Senate bill that stands to significantly impact deer hunting in the state.
