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Lottery Funds Coming Back to High Country |
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Written by Adam Hicks
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Tuesday, September 01 2009 |
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Area counties will receive over $577,000 in money from the North Carolina Education Lottery for school construction.
Senator Steve Goss said the funding that had been withheld in the spring to balance the state’s budget.
Governor Bev Perdue announced $37.2 million in lottery funds were being returned to school systems across North Carolina.
In a released statement, Senator Goss said, “I am pleased that the Governor is returning these school construction funds to the school systems across our state. It’s the right thing to do because the budget is balanced and lottery proceeds are set aside for education. My top commitment is to public education and it is my hope that we continue to do all we can for the schoolchildren of this state.”
Goss said that Alexander County will receive $124,259, Ashe will receive $72,389, Watauga County will receive $99,301, and Wilkes will receive $281,059.
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