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School board OKs School board elementary school saves thousands redistricting plan on copier service
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he Stafford County School Board agreed an elemenhe Stafford County toSchool Board tary-school redistricting plan agreed Tuesday to a $588,000 fourTuesday to alleviate crowdyear contract with Ricoh USA of schools and cut down on Chicago foredcopier services beginning in lengthy and potentially unsafe bus rides. fiscal 2017. Th votedcontract unanimously in Thee school initial board proposed was for favor of Option 3, aft er an hour-long dis$650,000. cussion of four possibilities. A competing Xerox representative Th at option students from area attended four moves school65 board meetings this planning unit 189, the Manor at England spring urging the board to consider using Run Apartments, from Margaret Xerox, which produced the lowestBrent bid. Elementary School to Falmouth Elementary Stafford County Public Schools used School. Ricoh for the past 10 years and has used The in school board also planned future Xerox the past. discussion about whether did to allow rising School board members not choose fiXerox, fth-graders aff ected by the redistricting but thanked its representative to to attend his $250,000 or her current forcontinue saving the schools over school. Families of the fi ft h-graders would four years based on its lower bid and for need to provide the students’ transportaproviding information that helped the tion to school. board save money. Prior the redistricting vote, school board S cho ol b o ard memb ers and members put Option 1 on the table, but Superintendent Bruce Benson expressed it failed by a 3-4 vote. That would have disappointment in the way the school moved 45 students from APU 109 England system handled the matter, but said it Run North sections four and seven from would cause them to look more closely at Margaret Brent to Falmouth and 65 stufuturefrom business dents APUdealings. 189 from Margaret Brent “I think we to Falmouth. could’ve been clearer in our communication with our said School board member andvendors,” Chairwoman Benson. Holly Hazard, Hartwood District, said that April, the board theIncommunity shoulddeferred ask itselfaifdecision it wants on schools which copier company use and its to function at 90topercent or decided to further review its options. higher capacity. There were fivemember biddingScott companies School board Hirons, involved. District, said: “We need to look Falmouth school board at There, the county as a whole in member Patricia Healy, SCHOOL SCHOOL redistricting and I think the PAGE 13 13 PAGE R-Rock Hill, challenged elementary schools would
Stafford artist’s image chosen for memorial vice members from all five branches and graphic designer since 2005. He of the military and their families has developed art portraying World Locally harvested produce gets prime display as crowds browse andofshop the stand War operated by C&T Produce the North II heroes such as theatTuskegee over the entire history the United Stafford Farmers’ Market. This year the total number of vendors has increased to around 30 at the same location, the parkhe artwork of Stafford States, from the Revolutionary War Airmen and has developed graphics ing lot of the Stafford Medical Pavilion on the Stafford Hospital campus. The market is open Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for many compaartist Jason Breidenbach to present day, plus represent a di- and digital media until November. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA is to be featured in the versity of service, time, eras and de- nies and government agencies, according to his website. $838,000 Stafford Armed mographics. The Stafford Armed Services MeThey were also requested to inServices Memorial, the Stafford Armed Services Memorial clude the following quote from Staf- morial grew out of a request from Commission and Working Group ford’s most famous veteran, George grieving parents who wanted to honor their son, Marine Corps Sgt. Washington: announced. “The willingness with which our Donald James Lamar II, who died Breidenbach’s work depicts a timeline of those who have served from young people are likely to serve in fighting in Afghanistan. The Stafford the inception of the U.S. to the pres- any war, no matter how justified, County Board of Supervisors deent.TRACY A callBELL for artists was issued last shall be directly proportional to how cided to create a memorial to honor and back com-to approval. Thethe grant worksofasearlier a 50 internal all who investigations have served, going perceive veterans falltbell@insidenova.com for an image to be laser etched on ofthey is significant,War, ” Decatur said.to percent match with local fundingby plaints the Revolutionary according wars were treated and appreciated the black granite wall that serves as a he Stafford County Sheriff ’s cameras are information a psychofrom county. The cost to Staf- “Body-worn Stafford County public their the nation. ” focal point of the memorial. Release Office has applied for a U.S. misbehavior on $400,000provides a year fora five years. officerdeterrent Shannonto Howell. signifi cant logical “We wanted something very special ford“Aistimeline Department of Justice grant theArmed lens. The benefits Stafford where County Sheriff of Dadate,ofthe Services Methe veterans the bothTosides for the black granite wall, reminis- transition that could fund 100 of its InsideNoVa that exceed morialthe anddrawbacks Working associated Group has pastDecatur pass ontold the mantle of national cent of the etched wall at the Korean vid deputies with a body camthe$776,867.45 cost and time manage body-camera pro- with raised andto are within defense to the afuture, ” said BreidenWar Memorial in Washington, D.C.,” implementing program.”of their $838,000 goal. a vast The of goal $61,132.55 bach.is“Th is isundertaking. the centerpiece the the Armed era. Services Memorial Working gram If received, full Daniel fundingChichesof the ofart, Using the technology in the de- is thewhere program to achieve high Th e dedication of the memorial the isveteran in aawheelGroup Chairman grant would deputies in the level transparency with yet the no comset for Julyfield 15 atoperations 10 a.m. division chair,ofnow old and tired, less partment’s ter said. “Mr.allow Breidenbach’s design office’s field division for thewill mostinclude immedi-the while rightsits would Theallow program concerned forprotecting his nation, the entrusts surpassed ouroperations expectations. He didtoa munity carry the cameras. and expansive citizens deputies alike, he ate Quantico Marinecontact Corps with Band,thethe future to theand young man who begins marvelous job of encompassing the of The of sheriff ’s office ofapplied for said. served, DeMilitary District of the next phase of the timeline, leading community breath experiences those who MEMORIAL the after thetheir Stafford County catur said. benefit having video Washington Joint our present and of future veterans. ” havegrant chosen to put country first.” to“…The CAMERA PAGE PAGE 1313 St af ford for prosecution, Board of Supervisors its stamp Guard, Ca ounty soloist Breidenbach has beentraining, an artist Color Artists were askedgave to honor ser- footage BY TRACY BELL
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