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Virginia Grimes from the Senior Center spoke of the favorable reception the Extension Service agents had received at the center and how much people at the center felt they had benefited from the agencts' assistance, She cited the nutrition services as being of special value, Richie Milnor spoke in favor of funding the Extension Service, saying he had received considerable help from an agent for .his lawn, shrubs and insect control problems. He feels it is a needed and used community service. Betty Cooper, a member of the gardening class given by the Extension Service, feels there is an increased need for information and services of this nature as more people turn to home food production to save money. Boyd Tinsley, a Charlottesville High School sophomore, spoke of the Office on Youth as an effective help for adolescents. He is a member~of the Youth Advisory Board and on the Youth Services Council. He wants to see more adolescents made aware of the services available to them and feels the Office on Youth can accomplish this. David Gordon of the Charlottesville City Police Department spoke in favor of the 9.5% pay increase for city employees. Jean Minehart, a parent of four children in the school system, urged Council to fully fund the school board budget. She encouraged CounCil to think of the increased amount not in terms of a cost-of-living increase for teachers but a deserved recognition of their professionalism; she feels that teachers have long been underpaid. Steve O'Neill-of the YMCA Youth Employment Service urged Council to fund the Y.E.S. program, saying it was a meager investment to make to enable young people to get jobs. He stated that more than 200 teenagers received the service last year and 61% of those finding jobs were City residents. He said that unemployment was one of the most critical needs of young people and he would like to see the City do its share to help in this fight. David Rothwell, a member of the YMCA Board of Directors, spoke in favor of funding the Youth Employment Service. Francis Fife, Chairman of the Planning District Commission, requested that Council fund the. Commission the additional $1,950 (or 30C/head); he stated that Nelson,~ Louisa and Albemarle Counties have all agreed to this level of funding and Greene County, despite its present financial difficulty, has agreedlto 25c/head funding. He said that Charlottesville's share has declined each of the last three years ($12,450 for 1978-79; $10,375 for 1979-80 and $9,750 for 1980-81) and termed this slow starvation. Mr. Fife referred to Charlot~esville's past leadership in the Planning District and sta~e~ he feared the other counties would back down in their support if they perceived a lessening of support from