In November 2009, Delegate Rob Bell proposed an amendment to the state’s school funding formula which would subtract $2.6 million in school funding from Charlottesville’s budget, starting in fiscal 2012, and add $2.6 million to Albemarle’s. This week’s cover story outlines the tensions between the two entities and even details a possible solution. Read it here, and don’t forget to leave comments. And below, Editor Cathy Harding talks with News Editor Brendan Fitzgerald about some budget challenges the county is already facing.
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