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<br />j <br /> <br />AFTER A COUPLE OF DELAYS, THIS COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS WORK, AND <br /> <br />AT OUR JUNE 2004 MEETING, CONCURRED WITH THE THREE EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES <br /> <br />THAT THE AMOUNT REQUESTED BY THEM WAS NECESSARY TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE <br /> <br />EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. <br /> <br />AT OUR JULY MEETING, IN LIGHT OF LOOMING DEADLINES TO GET THE BOND <br /> <br />REFERENDUM ON THE FALL BALLOT, THE BOARD, VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO BEGIN THE <br /> <br />PROCESS OF PLACING A $98 MILLION BOND REFERENDUM, DIVIDED INTO TWO <br />QUESTIONS, BEFORE THE VOTERS OF CABARRUS COUNTY. As PART OF THIS PR'bCESS, <br /> <br />THE BOARD MET IN SPECIAL SESSION IN LATE AUGUST TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, AND <br /> <br />TO TAKE A FINAL, UNANIMOUS VOTE TO PLACE THESE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON THE <br /> <br />NOVEMBER BALLOT IN THE FORM OF A TWO PART BOND REFERENDUM. <br /> <br />IN LIGHT OF THE FACTS I HAVE JUST STATED, AND IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT A CLEAR <br /> <br />. STATEMENT NEEDS TO BE SENT TO THE VOTERS OF CABARRUS COUNTY WHERE EACH <br /> <br />MEMBER OF THIS BOARD STANDS IN REGARDS TO THE PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS <br /> <br />FOR OUR TWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THEREBY ALLOWING <br /> <br />US TO BE CLEAR THAT WE BELIEVE OUR CHILDREN AND ADULT LEARNERS DESERVE NO <br /> <br />LESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAN ANY OTHER CHILD OR ADULT IN THIS COUNTRY. <br /> <br />FOR THIS REASON, I WOULD TO PUT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BEFORE THIS BOARD <br /> <br />FOR APPROVAL. <br />