Henrico supervisors reject plan to spend meals tax funds on school playgrounds; former Henrico delegate dies
Henrico Newsflash – July 18, 2022
Henrico supervisors reject plan to spend meals tax funds on school playgrounds
The Henrico Board of Supervisors last month rejected a school board request to appropriate meals tax funds for playground improvement projects, but approved an amended version of a budget request appropriating $9 million for Henrico County Public Schools’ improvement projects.
The proposed $1.5 million for playground improvements will be held in reserve.
Former Henrico delegate dies
Longtime Henrico delegate Jack Reid has died.
Reid, born in 1942, was a Republican who represented the 72nd District (which included a portion of Henrico’s West End) from 1990 until 2008.
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Mona Amin always knew she wanted to help people, but it wasn’t until a student asked her for help during one of her practicum placements that Amin realized teaching was her calling.
“I suddenly had to come up with my own way to help this student, and it was such a fulfilling feeling,” Amin wrote in an email to the Citizen.
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