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Schools ask for funding assistance
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Dipping into its savings to make ends meet, Warren County School leaders are hoping the county will help out with fully funding the educational system this coming year.“We’re not asking for a tax increase, just an 1.3 cent increase in the county option tax funding we get from the county,” said incoming Director of Schools Bobby Cox. “I think this can be done without increasing taxes.”Cox told members of the school board that this year’s budget will be a “status quo budget” with no increases. Cox said the budget will be set at $11,571,878 just like last year for the county’s portion of the educational system.Actually, Cox said there was a bit of good news since the local option tax which helps fund schools took in more money that was expected.