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ARE WE GOOD? EVERYONE THERE? WE GOOD? ARE WE GOOD? VERY GOOD.
WELCOME TO THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR JUNE 6TH, 2023.
UM, BEFORE WE START, I JUST WANNA DO A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING, UM, IF YOU WILL, IF YOU ALLOW ME, UM, I'VE BEEN TOLD WE'RE AT CAPACITY HERE AND, UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
UH, AND SO I ASK THAT EVERYONE WILL LISTEN TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND TO, UM, AN EVENT THAT WE MAY HAVE TO EVACUATE OR, YOU KNOW, THE LOGISTICS IS COMING IN AND OUT OR WHATNOT.
BUT I, I, UM, ASK IF YOU WOULD, UM, PLEASE, UH, HELP THEM IN RESPECT THEIR, THEIR, UM, DIRECTION.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, I WANNA START THE MEETING, UM, WITH, UH, PASTOR JOHNSON AND SAY A PRAYER BEFORE WE BEGIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER PRAYERS, ALWAYS, UH, RELUCTANT TO KEEP MY BACK TO THE GREATER NUMBER.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU REMEMBER WILD BILL
WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S THE MARINE.
WOULD YOU MUMBLE THAT? A LITTLE LOUDER ABOUT THE MARINE
ANY MORE MARINES IN HERE? HOLD YOUR HAND UP.
I'LL COVER ALL THE BRANCHES SOON.
I WAS ASKED TO DO MORE THAN JUST A PRAYER, AND I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP IT SHORT, BUT, UH, I WANTED TO, UH, REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT THE DAY IS.
I WAS ASKED BY OUR, OUR CHAIRPERSON TO DO THAT.
I THINK IF WE REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED ON JUNE THE SIXTH OF 1944, IT CAST A WHOLE DIFFERENT, UH, LIGHT ON WHAT WE MAY BE FEELING TONIGHT, ANXIOUSNESS, ANXIETY, UM, INQUISITIVENESS, WHATEVER FEELINGS WE MAY BE HAVING.
I WANT YOU TO GO BACK WITH ME TO THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY IN 1944 WHEN MANY OF YOU HAD RELATIVES AND GRANDPARENTS THAT WERE ON SOME OF THE SHIPS THAT DISEMBARKED AND INVADED THE BEACHES THERE.
THAT IS WHAT GIVES US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO VOICE OUR OPINION AND TO CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS REPUBLIC.
AND WHAT THIS REPUBLIC PROVIDES FOR US.
A CHANCE TO SPEAK, TO VOTE, TO BE A PART OF A BIBLE DEMOCRACY.
AND WE ARE TO DO THIS IN PEACE AND TRANQUILITY.
IS THAT CLEAR?
YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF VOICE AND PLENTY OF TIME TO VOICE YOUR OPINION.
THIS IS A GOOD BOARD, HAS A GOOD STAFF, AND THEY HAVE THE CONDITIONS OF THIS COUNTY AT HEART.
THEY DIDN'T TELL ME TO SAY THIS, FOLKS, I'M, THIS IS ON LARRY JOHNSON'S
WHY AM I DRESSED IN THIS OUTFIT? SOME YEARS AGO, I STARTED TELLING THE STORY OF MY FAMILY THAT FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND I HAVE, UH, BEEN DOING THAT NOW FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
I'M A RETIRED ANGLICAN BISHOP.
I'M AN OLD MARINE, AND I'VE DONE OTHER THINGS IN LIFE TOO.
SO THERE AIN'T MUCH I AIN'T SEEN.
SO WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NOW, GO BACK WITH ME TO 1944 AND IMAGINE THESE SHIPS WITH OUR BOYS CLIMBING DOWN ROPE LADDERS, GETTING ON, UH, PERSONNEL CARRIERS AND GOING ASHORE.
I DON'T INTEND TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THAT BATTLE, BUT BY THE END OF THE FIRST DAY, 7,000 HAD DIED ON THE BEACHES.
7,000 OF OUR ALLIED TROOPS, OVER 4,000.
THOSE WERE OUR BOYS, OUR MEN, SOME WOMEN, OF COURSE, THE BATTLE WENT ON FOR SOME DAYS BEFORE WE WERE BE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE GERMAN ARMY WAS DEFEATED ON THAT BEACH.
177,000 MEN AND WOMEN WOULD'VE BEEN WOUNDED AND OVER 50,000 DEAD LYING ON THE BEACH SO THAT WE COULD COME HERE IN FRONT ROW TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WHAT THEY GAVE US.
AND THAT IS THE ABILITY TO SPEAK OUT.
AND YOU'RE NOT HERE, YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING IN GERMAN.
THERE'S NO GUSTAPO THAT'S GOING TO HINDER US, BUT WE HAVE THAT FREEDOM.
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OUR CHAIRPERSON ASKED ME TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON JUNE THE SIXTH, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS BRIEF AS LARRY JOHNSON CAN MAKE IT.I WANNA MOVE NOW TO THE MAN FOR WHOM THIS COUNTY IS NAMED, AND THAT'S JOSEPH WARREN.
JOSEPH WARREN'S BIRTHDAY WILL BE THE 11TH OF THIS MONTH IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
JOSEPH WARREN WAS A 34 YEAR OLD PHYSICIAN.
BUT THE CALL WENT OUT FOR FREEDOM AND JOSEPH WARREN TOOK HIS MEDICINE KIT, TOOK HIS MUSKET, AND HE WENT INTO BREEDS HILLMER HILL TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
BY THE END OF THAT DAY, HE WOULD BE A DEAD MAN, LEAVING HIS FOUR CHILDREN.
THERE WOULD ALSO BE, THERE WOULD ALSO BE 400 OF HIS COMPATRIOTS THAT WILL LIE DEAD IN DITCHES IN THE MUD WITH THE BRITISH STILL ATTACKING.
THAT WAS THE COST OF OUR FREEDOM.
IS IT 1852? THIS COUNTY WAS NAMED.
LOOK UP ON THAT AND TELL 1536.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE SOME 20 YEARS AGO, I WANTED TO KNOW, I GOT A DEGREE IN HISTORY.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHY IS THIS COUNTY NAMED JOSEPH WARREN A YANKEE? AND, UH, I SOON FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS THEY FOUGHT IN THEIR REVOLUTION FROM THIS AREA.
IT WASN'T A COUNTY THEN, BUT THEY CAME FROM THE MOUNTAINS WHERE YOU NOW LIVE.
AND WHEN THEY CAME HOME, IF THEY CAME HOME, THEY WERE BURIED IN THESE MOUNTAINS.
SO ALL AROUND YOU, THIS VERY, AT THIS VERY MOMENT OR DOZENS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS, GRAVES, THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ARE, ARE FINDING THOSE GRAVES AND THEY ARE MARKING THOSE GLORIES AND THEY'RE HOLDING CEREMONIES.
AND I HOPE YOU WILL FIND OUT WHERE SOME OF THOSE ARE.
AND YOU CAN GO AND YOU CAN LOOK OVER A PILE OF DIRT AND SAY, OF THANKSGIVING, JOSEPH WARREN WAS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR HERO WE HAD.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DID NOT BECOME A GENERAL FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER JOSEPH HAD BEEN KILLED.
JOSEPH HAD BEEN SELECTED AS THE COMMANDING GENERAL AND, UH, NEVER HAD A UNIFORM.
HE DIED IN HIS CLOTHES THAT HE WENT TO WAR WITH WEARING.
AND HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM, SAYS, JOSEPH, DO NOT GO.
SHE SAID, JOSEPH, PLEASE DO NOT GO.
SHE SAYS, I MUST GO WHERE FREEDOM CALLS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE FREE.
AND HE SAYS, IF I HAVE TO DIE, I JUST, I I WANT TO BE KNEE DEEP INTO BLOOD OF MY FELLOW AMERICANS.
AND WHEN HE DIED, HE WAS IN A DITCH AND HE WAS WOUNDED, AND THE BRITISH HAD SENT A CONTRACT OUT BECAUSE HE WAS SO POPULAR AMONG THE, THE REBELS.
THEY SAID, GENERAL GAGE SAYS, GET WARREN.
BEN ADDED, STILL TRYING TO PATCH UP A GOD THAT WAS WOUNDED.
AND HE ORDERED THIS CAPTAIN TO EXECUTE HIM.
SO HE PASSED HIS PISTOL TO HIS SERVANT AND SAID, KILL HIM.
JOSEPH WARREN GAVE HIS LIFE SO THAT YOU AND I COULD BE HERE IN FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA, SITTING IN A CROWDED ROOM, SOME ANXIOUS, SOME NOT.
LISTENING TO AN OLD RETIRED ANGLICAN BISHOP.
I BECAME A BISHOP AFTER THE MARINE CORPS.
WELL, HEY WAL, I GOT RELIGION AFTER MARINE CORPS
SO NOW THAT'S ENOUGH OF MY TALKING, AND I'M SURE THE CHAIR LADY PERSON HERE IS WONDERING WHEN LARRY'S GONNA SIT DOWN.
I CAN'T SIT DOWN WITHOUT THIS.
I THOUGHT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY TODAY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND IT.
BUT THEN GOD OPENED MY BIBLE AND THERE IT WAS.
I'M TAKING BREATHING VERY BRIEFLY FROM THE PSALM OF PSALM 85.
LORD, THOU ARE BECOME GRACIOUS INTO TH LAND.
THOU HAS TURNED AWAY THE CAPTIVITY OF JACOB.
WE HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY FROM THE CAPTIVITY OF KING GEORGE.
THOU HAS FORGIVEN THE OFFENSE OF THY PEOPLE.
WE HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN OF ALL OF OUR SINS WHEN WE
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BECAME A COUNTRY THOU HAS TAKEN AWAY ALL OF OUR DISPLEASURE.IN OTHER WORDS, THE DISPLEASURE OF BEING UNDER A KING.
TURN US THEN, OH LORD, BE OUR SAVIOR.
LET THINE ANGER THAT WE HAVE CEASE BECAUSE WE WERE AN ANGRY PEOPLE WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM AND SO MANY DYING.
PLEASE NOT BE DISPLEASED WITH US FOREVER.
OUR FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS GATHERING HERE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE FREEDOM TO COME THIS NIGHT IN THIS PLACE IN FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA TO VOICE OUR OPINION.
LET US ALWAYS HAVE THIS FREEDOM.
LET US PASS THIS FREEDOM ON TO OUR CHILDREN.
AND IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, WE PRAY.
EM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT,
[C. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]
I'M CALLING OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.THIS IS A, THIS IS A GREAT CROWD.
AND I ALMOST CRIED RIGHT THERE.
AND I'VE, I HEAR THE PLEDGE EVERY, EVERY TUESDAY JUST ABOUT.
AND TO HEAR IT THE WAY THAT Y'ALL AND US DID IT TOGETHER, IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF TONIGHT'S GONNA BE, AND I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF TALKING, AND I JUST HOPE THAT IT'S CALM AND IT'S SIMPLE AND IT'S TRUTHFUL AND FROM THE HEART.
AND NO MATTER, NO MATTER WHAT COMES OUT OF THIS OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR WEEKS, SOME GONNA WIN, SOME GONNA LOSE.
AND THANKS FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MAYBE IT'S JUST A WAY THAT I THINK, BUT THANK YOU FOLKS.
YOU GOT ME BEFORE I COULD TELL YOU NOT TO DO THAT.
[D. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]
LOT WORK TO DO, WE'LL GO START WITH OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS ADOPTING OUR AGENDA.SO DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? YES, MA'AM.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A RESOLUTION AS ITEM S, UM, FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ASK VDOT TO RENAME THE INTERSET STATE 66 WESTBOUND BRIDGE OVER THE SHANDO RIVER IN WARREN COUNTY IN MEMORIAL OF, UH, VIRGINIA STATE TROOPER DANIEL LEE WILLIAMS. VERY GOOD.
SO, AND JASON MAYBE FOR EFFICIENCY.
AND, AND WOULD YOUR MOTION ALSO INCLUDE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE JUNE 27TH MEETING AGENDA AND THEN MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THOSE TWO ADDITIONS? SO MOVED AS, UH, MR. HAM HASK.
SO DO WE HAVE A SEC? A SECOND? SECOND.
[E. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit) (Part 1 of 2)]
MOVING TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.BEFORE I REMIND EVERYONE OF, UH, WHAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A HARD STOP AT SEVEN 30 SO WE CAN GO INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET.
BUT THEN AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL COME BACK AND RESUME WHERE WE LEFT OFF TO FINISH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT UP FRONT.
SO, UM, I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GIVE INPUT ON ANY ENT ISSUE, NOT THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING, OR IS NOT INTENDED AS A QUESTION OR ANSWER PERIOD.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO 60 MINUTES WITH THE MAX OF THREE MINUTES FOR ONE FOR EVERYONE'S, EVERYONE SPEAKER.
UH, THE SPEAKERS MAY ONLY SPEAK ONCE AND WILL BE HEARD IN THE ORDER IN IN WHICH THEY HAVE SIGNED UP.
SO IF EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT, WE'LL, WE'LL START.
UH, MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE SOMEONE? UH,
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YES MA'AM.OH, AND BEFORE YOU START, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK HERE, I'M GOING TO BE REAL, UH, STRICT WITH THE THREE MINUTE RULE.
JUST, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE TO SPEAK.
UH, MARK EGGER, 1 0 2 EAST FOURTH STREET, YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM PEOPLE TONIGHT WHO WILL CLAIM THAT WE ARE BANNING BOOKS THAT WE ARE IN FAVOR OF CENSORSHIP AND THAT WE ARE AGAINST THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
NOBODY IS CENSORING ANYTHING IN THE UNITED STATES.
ANYBODY, ANYBODY CAN PUBLISH ANYTHING AND ANYONE CAN PURCHASE ANYTHING, INCLUDING EXPLICIT PORNOGRAPHY.
THE ANTI-SCIENCE PSYCHOPATHS WHO BELIEVE THAT A BOY CAN BECOME A GIRL ARE FREE TO PURCHASE ANY CRAPPY BOOK THEY WANT WITH THEIR OWN MONEY.
THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT MATERIALS IS THE LIBRARY GOING TO SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY ON? THE LIBRARY DOES NOT PURCHASE EVERY SINGLE BOOK IN PRINT.
THEY HAVE ONLY A VERY, VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ALL THE BOOKS CURRENTLY IN PRINT AROUND ONE TO 2%.
SO IT'S NOT ABOUT CENSORSHIP, IT'S ABOUT PRUDENTIAL DECISION MAKING AND SPENDING TAX DOLLARS ON BOOKS WOULD ONCE SAY THAT THE LIBRARY IS CENSORING THE 99% OF THE BOOKS IN PRINT THAT ARE NOT IN THE LIBRARY.
THE PROBLEM IS THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY OF THE LIBRARY, WHICH COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE LEFT WING AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
YOU MIGHT THINK THE ALA IS SOME BENEVOLENT TRADE ASSOCIATION.
THE ALA HAS THROWN THEIR WHOLESALE SUPPORT BEHIND SEXUAL PERVERSION AND THE ANTI-SCIENCE LIE OF TRANSGENDERISM.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE A L A IN HER OWN WORDS DESCRIBED HERSELF AS A MARXIST LESBIAN.
THE ALA EVEN SUED TO OVERTURN THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY AT THE LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARY TAKES THE POLICY OF THE ALA AND MAKES THEM THEIR OWN COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY.
THEY THEN RELY ON THE MAINSTREAM BOOK REVIEW CORPORATIONS.
WE GIVE ENTHUSIASTIC FIVE STAR REVIEWS TO ANY BOOK WHICH CONTAINS SEXUAL PERVERSION OR THE ANTI-SCIENCE LIE OF TRANSGENDERISM.
IF THE BOOK HAS A BOY CLAIMING TO BE A GIRL OR A GIRL CLAIMING TO A BOY, YOU CAN BET IT WILL GET GUSHING REVIEWS REGARDLESS OF HOW CRUMMY THE WRITING IS.
AND THREE OF THE WOKE REVIEW COMPANIES, HORN BOOK, REVIEW LIBRARY JOURNAL AND SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL ARE ALL OWNED BY THE SAME CORPORATION.
THESE MAINSTREAM REVIEWERS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN AN ECHO CHAMBER.
NO ALTERNATIVE VOICES ALLOWED BY THE ESTABLISHED ORTHODOXY OF THE ELA AND THEIR ALLIES IN THE BOOK REVIEW INDUSTRY CONSIDER A BOOK LIKE THIS IS WHY THEY HATE US BY AARON ACEVES, WHICH CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF A TEENAGE BOY SPENDING HIS SUMMER LOOKING FOR OTHER BOYS TO HAVE ORAL SEX WITH INCLUDING A CHAPTER IN WHICH HE USES A WEBSITE TO FIND STRANGERS TO HAVE SEX WITH, RESULTING IN A MEETUP WITH ONE OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.
THIS BOOK, WHICH CONTAINS NUMEROUS EXPLICIT SCENES OF SEXUAL PERVERSITIES, IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE IN THE WORDS OF THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR, IT QUOTE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND SHOULD BE RETAINED BY SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY OR CONSIDER A BOOK LIKE I AM JAZZ BY JESSICA HERTHEL, A PICTURE BOOK FOR THREE TO EIGHT YEAR OLDS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK IS TO MAKE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN THINK THAT A BOY CAN BECOME A GIRL, TO INDOCTRINATE THEM INTO THE LIE OF TRANSGENDERISM.
BY THE END OF THE BOOK, JAZZ IS ABOUT EIGHT YEAR OLD.
HE IS STILL A BOY CLAIMING TO BE A GIRL.
OF COURSE, NOTHING IS SAID ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO JAZZ AS HE GROWS UP.
THE REAL JAZZ IS NOW ABOUT 22 YEARS OLD.
HE NEVER WENT THROUGH PUBERTY BECAUSE HE TOOK PUBERTY BLOCKERS.
HE TAKES FEMALE SEX HORMONES TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE HE'S A GIRL.
HE HAD HIS PENIS CHOPPED OFF BY A QUACK DOCTOR WHEN HE URINATES THE URINE SHOOTS OUT HORIZONTALLY FROM THE FAKE VAGINA THAT THE QUACK DOCTOR MADE.
HE GAINED A HUNDRED POUNDS AFTER THESE OPERATIONS.
HIS LUNATIC MOTHER CONTINUES TO PUSH HIM TO BE A FEMALE SO THAT SHE CAN MAKE MONEY OFF THE REALITY TV SHOW HE STARS IN.
HE HAS SEVERE DEPRESSION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES WITH, I'M SORRY, MR. EGGERT.
THAT WAS THE FASTEST THREE MINUTES I'VE EVER LIVED.
LET'S JUST RESPECT ALL THE SPEAKERS.
MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE? UH, NEXT UP IS JAY NORTH.
I LIVE AT EIGHTIES MAIN STREET IN LERAY.
UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MATTERS CONCERNING, UH, SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN FRONT ROYAL AND MOVED TO PAGE COUNTY JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS HERE.
I REGULARLY PATRONI PATRONIZED LOCAL BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTING TO TAX REVENUE AND CONSUMING PUBLIC SERVICES.
SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
GROWING UP AS A GAY PERSON, I WAS A VICTIM OF VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION.
WHETHER I WAS WALKING TO OR FROM SCHOOL OR MAKING MY WAY ACROSS TOWN, I WAS REGULARLY NOT SAFE.
I WAS PURSUED AND HUNTED BY PEOPLE WHO ATTACKED ME AND WISHED ME DEAD.
I HAVE FALSE TEETH IN THE FRONT THAT WERE BASHED
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IN AS A CHILD.THE LIBRARY BECAME A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR ME WHERE I WAS SAFE, A SANCTUARY WHERE I COULD, WHERE MY CURIOUS MIND COULD LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM SCIENCE TO HISTORY, RELIGION, THE ARTS, AND MYSELF.
I WAS AWARE AT A YOUNG AGE THAT I WAS DIFFERENT, THAT I WAS GAY.
I GREW UP IN A HOME AND FAMILY WITH DEEPLY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
BEING GAY WAS NOT SOMETHING MY FAMILY COULD EMBRACE OR ACCEPT.
THE ONLY THING I WAS TOLD ABOUT BEING GAY WAS THAT IT WAS A SIN, AND THAT PEOPLE WHO WERE GAY GOT AIDS AND DIED AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT.
THE WORLDVIEW AND VIOLENCE OF MY DAILY EXISTENCE LED ME TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE AT THE AGE OF 11.
AND THEN AGAIN AT THE AGE OF 15, THE LIBRARY GAVE ME A PLACE TO LEARN WHAT THE WORD GAY MEANT.
THIS WAS IN THE EIGHTIES, SO THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF INFORMATION DESCRIBING BEING GAY AS A MENTAL ILLNESS.
AND I LEARNED THAT IN OUR HISTORY, PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVE BEEN INSTITUTIONALIZED, LOBOTOMIZED AND JAIL AND JAILED.
BUT I ALSO LEARNED THAT I WASN'T ALONE.
THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE A RESOURCE FOR ALL PEOPLE.
WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING TO LEARN OR JOURNEYING TO IMAGINARY WORLDS, LIBRARIES ARE A VITAL PART OF ANY SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY AND ESSENTIAL TO THE CAUSES OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.
LIBRARIES HOLD THE HISTORY OF WHO WE WERE AND WHERE WE COME FROM, AND THEY HELP US WITH WHO WE'RE BECOMING AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
SAMUELS IS CURRENTLY UNDER ATTACK BY THOSE WHO SEEK, WHO SEEK TO CONTROL THE IDEAS AND INFORMATION THAT ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SOME CLAIM THERE'S DANGER, DANGEROUS INFORMATION AND IDEAS THAT POSE THE THREAT TO THE PUBLIC GOOD.
THEY WISH TO HAVE BOOKS REMOVED THAT CONFLICT WITH THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS RATHER THAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS TO CHOOSE WHAT TO BELIEVE, HOW TO LIVE AND WHAT TO READ.
THESE FOLKS SEEK DENY TO DENY THOSE RIGHTS TO OTHERS.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BAN IDEAS THEY DISAGREE WITH AND CONTROL WHAT INFORMATION OTHERS HAVE ACCESS TO PURSUE UN-AMERICAN AMBITIONS.
HISTORY GIVES US COUNTLESS EXAMPLES OF AUTHOR OF AUTHORITARIAN GROUPS SEEKING TO CONTROL OTHERS BY LIMITING THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO BE EDUCATED AND INFORMED.
THE BURNING OF THE GREAT LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA IS ONE EXAMPLE.
THE THE EXTREMISTS WHO DID SO FELT THAT THERE WAS HERESY WITHIN MORE RECENT EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE PURGING AND RESTRICTION OF INFORMATION AND PERSECUTION OF PEOPLE DURING THE INQUISITION.
THE BURNING AND BANNING OF BOOKS BY THE NAZIS.
AND THE VERY PERTINENT ISSUE BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU TODAY, UM, HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IN YOUR ROLE AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, THERE ARE PEOPLE TODAY WHO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ENFORCING THEIR SPECIFIC WORLDVIEW WHO WISH TO IMPOSE THEIR BELIEFS ON OTHERS.
UM, THE NEXT, DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE? KEVIN BOYD? COULD I, UH, TIME BACK PLEASE.
WOULD WOULD I BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM TO FINISH HIS NO, NO, NO.
HE'S OFFERING HIS TIME TO LET ME FINISH.
I'M, UM, A GRADUATE OF LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 2004.
UM, I HAD A VERY CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JERRY FALWELL.
I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES OF THIS TOPIC.
UM, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID I GROW, GROW UP EVANGELICAL, I HOLD A DEEP, UM, PASSION FOR CHRIST AND HAVE A, A CLOSE RELATION WITH, WITH CHRIST.
BUT HOWEVER, I AM A GAY PERSON.
AND SO IT GIVES ME A UNIQUE VIEW ON BOTH SIDES OF A LOT OF ISSUES.
AND FOR THAT, I'M VERY THANKFUL, BUT IT'S NOT EASY AND IT'S HARD SOMETIMES.
UM, THERE IS A BOOK THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE BANNED BECAUSE OF ITS CONTENT, BUT IT'S A BOOK THAT HAS CHANGED CULTURES, HAS FREED PEOPLE FROM CHAINS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
IT'S A BOOK THAT WE MOST OF US LOVE.
WE CAN FIND IN A DRAWER OF A HOTEL WE'RE IN.
UM, AND THERE ARE ARE PASSAGES IN THAT, IN THAT BOOK THAT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR EVERYONE.
FOR EXAMPLE, EZEKIEL, UM, THERE'S A PASSAGE THAT SAYS THERE SHE LUSTED AFTER HER LOVERS WHOSE GENITALS WERE LIKE THOSE OF DONKEYS AND WHOSE ADMISSIONS WERE THOSE LIKE HORSES.
NOW IF THAT WAS IN A, A MODERN BOOK, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE DISGUSTED AT AND WE'D SAY, THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR FILL IN THE BLANK, BUT THIS IS THE BIBLE.
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BAN THE BIBLE FROM A LOCAL LIBRARY? IT ALL COMES DOWN TO PERSONAL CONVICTIONS AND WHETHER SOMETHING IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU OR YOUR OWN CHILDREN.AND I JUST URGE EVERYONE TO TAKE THE HAND OF YOUR CHILD WHEN YOU'RE AT THE LIBRARY AND DECIDE WHAT IS AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THEM.
AND IF, IF THE, THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY MAKE YOU NOT WANT TO GO THERE OR THINK IT'S A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR YOUR CHILDREN, THEN START YOUR OWN LIBRARY.
MANY CHURCHES HAVE THEIR OWN LIBRARY.
MANY SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HAVE THEIR OWN LIBRARIES, AND GIVE YOUR FUNDS AND YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION TO THOSE PLACES.
BUT A PUBLIC LIBRARY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE.
AND I HAVE DEEP SEATED BELIEFS ABOUT THINGS THAT I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT I DON'T EVER PUSH THOSE UPON SOMEONE ELSE.
WE'RE, UH, WE'RE APPROACHING SEVEN 30.
I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR ANOTHER SPEAKER.
I LIVE AT 96 JACKSON PLACE IN MIDDLETOWN, WHICH IS IN WARREN COUNTY.
UM, PARENTHETICALLY, IF I MAY, IT'S NOT WHAT I CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT, BUT THE PARKING LOT GUYS, IF, IF WHEN YOU GET TO THE BUDGET, CAN YOU MAKE A LINE ITEM FOR PARKING LINES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHERE YOU'RE PARKING.
UM, AND ON TO THE PURPOSE FOR MY, MY COMING HERE, I AM HERE ABOUT THE LIBRARY.
UM, I'M GONNA TRY TO REMAIN COHERENT.
WELL, SPEAKING EXTEMPORANEOUSLY, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, I, I, 5, 6, 7, 8 YEARS OLD, I USED TO HAVE THESE DREAMS PERIODICALLY WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS LIKE A MONSTER OR SOME KIND OF BAD GUY, YOU KNOW, A ROBBER OR WHATNOT COMING AFTER US.
AND I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS IMMINENT AND DRAMATIC DANGER AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME, THE AUTHORITIES THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON, OH NO, IT'S OKAY.
AND, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A COMMON KIND OF A DREAM THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE IS THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW, WHO, HOW ARE THEY PROTECTED? DOES THE AUTHORITY THAT THEY REC RELY ON RECOGNIZE DANGER? ARE THEY GONNA BE OKAY? AND STUFF LIKE, SO I'M GONNA CIRCLE BACK TO THAT, BUT I JUST, THAT'S THEMATICALLY WHERE, WHERE I'M COMING FROM HERE BECAUSE, UM, I'M, I'M GONNA ASK YOU FOR A MOMENT TO, TO, TO KIND OF PAN OUT.
EVERYBODY HERE, A LOT OF US ARE GONNA BE FOCUSING ON THE CHILDREN, AND THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL.
UM, BUT IT, IT CERTAINLY ISN'T THE ONLY THING.
THERE'S A REVOLUTION THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND IT'S ON PURPOSE, AND IT IS INDEED MALICIOUS AND IT IS AFFECTING EVERY SINGLE INSTITUTION IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN MOST OF THE WORLD, MOST OF THE WESTERN WORLD.
AND IT IS THAT REVOLUTION THAT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE AND TAKE SERIOUSLY.
AND LITTLE OLD WARREN COUNTY HERE IS HAVING OUR CULTURAL REVOLUTION, AND RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE KIND OF LOSING AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT BANNING BOOKS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A COPY OF OF WHAT'S HERE AND I, I DON'T REALLY ACTUALLY DON'T CARE TO READ IT.
BUT IT, IT, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONTENT OF THE BIBLE WHEREIN WE'RE GIVEN MORAL LESSONS ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DISREGARD OUR CREATOR AND ANOTHER, WHEN WE'RE GROOMING PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR OUR CHILDREN.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT WE ALLOW OUR OWN CHILDREN TO SEE AND READ AND EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE THIS STUFF THAT GOES INTO THE CULTURE IS AN AFFLUENT THAT AFFECTS EVERYBODY.
AND YOU WOULDN'T LET PEOPLE PUT THE POISON IN THE, IN, IN THE RIVER OR INTO OUR AIR FOR THE SAME REASON.
OKAY, WE'RE AT SEVEN 30, SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE A SHIFT.
UM, AND AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL RESUME BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA, LET ME
AGAIN, I JUST WANNA, I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY OF OUR PUBLIC HEARING GUIDELINES,
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UM, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE MATTER THAT IS BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ACTION.A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT A DEBATE.
ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.
THE SPEAKERS SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS.
THERE WILL BE NO APPLAUSE, BOOING OR OTHER LOUD DISRUPTIONS TO THESE PROCEEDINGS, POSTERS AND OTHER MEANS OF VISUAL DISPLAY OF COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE BOARDROOM.
THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE ON ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROCEEDINGS.
ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THIS MEETING.
SO WITH THAT, UM, FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING, IT'S
[K. Public Hearing FY 2023-2024 Budget]
GOING TO BE ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2324 BUDGET.AS A REVIEW OF THE WORK SESSION WE HAD EARLIER AT FOUR O'CLOCK TODAY, THESE ARE THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MAJOR FUNDS.
THIS IS THE SANITARY DISTRICT'S BUDGETS, 2.2 9 5 1 6 1.
THESE ARE SANITARY DISTRICT FUNDS.
THESE ARE THE MAYOR MAJOR AREAS OF REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY, CLEANING AND ZONING, GIS FEES, BUILDING FEES, USE OF FUND BALANCE, AND THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES, OTHER LOCAL TAXES, OTHER LOCAL REVENUES, STATE AND FEDERAL REVENUES.
SOME OF THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS FOR 24 IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM.
SIX, FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL IMPLEMENTATION OF A CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR FIRE AND RESCUE FIRE STATIONS.
UH, POSITION FOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS CLERK IN THE TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.
ASSESSMENT, BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING, SOFTWARE AND FINANCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.
THESE ARE THE MAJOR AREAS OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AND THE WELLNESS PROGRAM.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TONIGHT, BUT JUST AS A GENERAL OVERVIEW, IT'S A WELLNESS PROGRAM TO, UH, FOCUS ON CAREER WELLBEING, SOCIAL WELLBEING, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, PHYSICAL WELLBEING, AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING.
THE FOCUS IS ON WELLNESS EVENTS, SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH SCREENINGS, PHYSICALS AND MENTAL HEALTH COACHING, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO EMPLOYEES ASSET REPLACEMENT.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.
A TOTAL OF 4.8 MILLION IS PROPOSED IN 24 OF THE 4.8 MILLION.
3.2 MILLION INCLUDES OUTSTANDING PURCHASES.
SO THERE'S THE AS 400 FINANCIAL SOFTWARE REPLACEMENTS, ONE VEHICLE AND THE DELIVERY OF A TANKER PUMPER THAT IS YET TO BE PURCHASED.
UM, SOME COMPLETED REPLACEMENTS INCLUDE 2.2 MILLION IN SHERIFF AND FIRE AND RESCUE, A 1.9 IN IT.
OF THE 2.7 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION WAS FUNDED THROUGH SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS.
1.6 MILLION IS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 OF THAT.
IT IS FOR FIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES, 40 REPLACEMENT PORTABLE RADIOS, ONE ADDITIONAL RADIO CONSOLE IT SECURITY UPGRADES.
AND TO REPLACE THE EXISTING TRACK AND COURT SERVICES FOR PARKS, MAINTENANCE AND GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE.
THE REMAINDER OF THE ASSET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING.
THERE'S NO NEW FUNDING REQUESTED FOR THIS YEAR.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INCLUDES 10,815,000 4 69 IN PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 24.
OF THAT 6.8 MILLION IS IN FIRE AND RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR FIRE STATION DEVELOPMENT AND CANCER PREVENTION.
2.6 IN PUBLIC WORKS, CONVENIENT SITE DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING REPAIRS.
1.7 IN PARKS AND REC FANTASY, LAND RECONSTRUCTION, AFEX TRAIL, ROCKLAND PARK, ATHLETICS FIELD, AND INDIAN HOLLOW BELT.
IN 60,000, 60,000 FOR THE LIBRARY FLOORING, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH 300,002 PARKS FOR GRANTS AND THE USE OF ARPA FUNDING 500,000 TO FARM RESCUE.
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THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDING.THERE'S NO NEW FUNDING PROPOSED FOR THE C I P THIS FISCAL YEAR AND 600,000 IS PROPOSED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ASSET REPLACEMENT.
JUST A GLIMPSE OF THE FANTASY LAND, UH, REIMAGINED.
IT WAS COST APPROXIMATELY 67,000 IN COMMUNITY DONATIONS.
LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS AND CAME TO, CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE THE HAPPY CRAIG FANTASY LAND PLAY, PLAYGROUND, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES.
SIX NEW POSITIONS ARE PROPOSED.
THE RECLASSIFICATION IN FIRE ADMINISTRATION TO FINANCE TECHNICIAN AND CONS.
CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE SAFER GRANT AS ASSET REPLACEMENT IS AN AMBULANCE.
CONTINUE SUPPORTING AGENDA FARMS, COMMUNITY FIRE STATION, RELOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CANCER PREVENTION AND FIREFIGHTER P P E.
THIS IS THE OVER, UH, CHRIS S ESTES.
ALRIGHT, AND THIS IS ACTING UP SOME REASON HOLD TIME.
MY NAME IS CHRIS ESTES AND I LIVE FRONT ROYAL.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? NOT MY NAME IS CHRIS ESTES AND I LIVE IN FRONT ROYAL.
UM, I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR KIND OF BOOK OR TO, OR ANY PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE.
I'M HERE BECAUSE WITHOUT THE LIBRARY, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TODAY.
I GREW UP IN A FAMILY THAT DIDN'T HAVE MUCH MONEY.
MY PARENTS WEREN'T EDUCATED AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO SPEND ANY GOOD MONEY ON BOOKS.
I DISCOVERED THE LIBRARY, IT OPENED UP A NEW WORLD FOR ME.
IT GAVE ME A GLIMPSE OF WAYS OF LIVING THAT HELPED ME DECIDE TO MOVE BEYOND MY SMALL KENTUCKY TOWN.
IT GOT ME INTO THE ARMY WHERE I SPENT 10 YEARS TRAVELING THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD, AND I'M THE ONLY ONE IN MY FAMILY WHO GOT OUT OF KENTUCKY AND WHO DIDN'T DIE.
A LITTLE, A MISERABLE, LONELY DEATH.
EVERYONE CAN FIND SOMETHING THEY DON'T LIKE IN ANY GOOD LIBRARY I CAN, BUT OTHER PEOPLE WANT THOSE BOOKS AND I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DENY THEM THAT I'M A VOLUNTEER AT THE LIBRARY.
I DO THAT SO THAT OTHER KIDS HAVE A CHANCE.
I SEE PARENTS COMING OUT OF THE LIBRARY WITH THEIR BOOK, WITH THEIR KIDS.
THEY'RE CARRYING BOXES OF BOOKS.
I SEE HOMESCHOOLERS JUST SCOOPING UP ARMFULS OF BOOKS AND IT DOES MY HEART GOOD.
THOSE KIDS HAVE A CHANCE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE.
I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY AND I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT IT COMPLETELY AND FULLY.
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE? HEY, AJ LANCASTER.
MY NAME IS AJ LANCASTER AND I AM A RESIDENT OF WARREN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AS WELL AS A PATRON OF SAMUEL OLD PUBLIC LIBRARY.
I AM APPALLED BY THE LIBRARIAN APPROVED PORNOGRAPHY FOR KIDS IN THE LIBRARY FOREVER BY JUDY BLOOM IS IN THE ADULT YOUNG ADULT FICTION SECTION, TAR TARGET READERSHIP, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SUMMARY FROM THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE READS, KATHERINE AND MICHAEL'S ROMANCE LEADS PROGRESSIVELY RAPIDLY FROM KISSING TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AFTER KATHERINE GETS THE PILL.
BUT WILL THEIR LOVE LAST FOREVER? PAGE 77 READS, AFTER WE KISSED, WE HAD A, FOR A WHILE, HE TOOK OFF HIS PAJAMA TOP AND THEN HE SAID, LET'S TAKE YOURS OFF TOO.
I SLIPPED MY NIGHT, GRA NIGHTGOWN OVER HIS HEAD AND DROPPED IT TO THE FLOOR.
THEN THERE WERE JUST MY BIKINI PANTS AND MI MICHAEL'S BOTTOMS BETWEEN US.
FEELING HIM AGAINST ME THAT WAY MADE ME SO EXCITED.
HE ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF ME AND WE MOVED TOGETHER AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL IT FELT SO GOOD.
I DIDN'T EVER WANNA STOP UNTIL I CAME.
AFTER A MINUTE, I REACHED FOR MICHAEL'S HAND, SHOW ME WHAT TO DO.
OUT OF HIS PAJAMA BOTTOMS, HE LED MY HAND TO HIS PENIS.
KATHERINE, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET RALPH.
SHE'S A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
DOES EVERY PENIS HAVE A NAME? I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MY OWN.
IN BOOK'S, PENISES ARE ALWAYS DESCRIBED AS HOT AND THROBBING, BUT RALPH FELT LIKE ORDINARY SKIN, JUST HIS SHAPE WAS DIFFERENT.
THAT AND THE FACT THAT HE WASN'T
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SMOOTH EXACTLY AS IF A LOT WAS GOING ON UNDER THE SKIN.I DON'T KNOW WHY I'D BEEN SO NERVOUS ABOUT TOUCHING MICHAEL.
ONCE I EVER GOT, ONCE I GOT OVER BEING SCARED, I LET MY HANDS GO EVERYWHERE.
I WANTED TO FEEL EVERY PART OF HIM.
WHILE I WAS EXPERIMENTING, I ASKED, IS THIS ALL RIGHT? AND MICHAEL WHISPERED, EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN I KISSED HIS FACE, IT WAS ALL SWEATING.
HE TOOK HIS MY HAND AND LET IT BACK TO RALPH, SHOWING ME HOW TO HOLD HIM, MOVING MY HAND UP AND DOWN ACCORDING TO HIS RHYTHM.
SOON MICHAEL MO AND I FELT HIM COME.
A PULSATING FEELING OF THROBBING LIKE THE BOOK SAID, THEN WETNESS.
SOME OF IT GOT OVER MY HAND, BUT I DIDN'T LET GO OF RALPH.
PAGE 1 0 5 READS, THIS TIME I TRY TO RELAX AND THINK OF NOTHING, NOTHING BEYOND MY BODY FELT.
AND THEN RALPH WAS PUSHING AGAINST ME AND I WHISPERED, ARE YOU IN? ARE WE DOING IT? NOT YET.
I'M TRYING KATH, BUT IT'S VERY TIGHT IN THERE.
WHY SHOULD I, WHAT SHOULD I DO? CAN YOU SPREAD YOUR LEGS SOME MORE AND MAYBE RAISE THEM UP A LITTLE LIKE THIS? THAT'S MUCH BETTER AND BETTER.
I COULD FEEL LIKE HIM HALFWAY INSIDE ME.
KATH, WHAT? I THINK I'M GOING TO COME AGAIN.
I FELT A BIG THRUST FOLLOWED BY A QUICK, SHARP THING THAT MADE ME SUCK IN MY BREATH.
MICHAEL CRIED AND I DIDN'T COME.
HIDING BEHIND THE STANDARDS OUT OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, THE SAMUEL PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS DEEMED THIS BOOK APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
THIS CONDUCT CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN IN THE LIBRARY WITH COMMUNITY INFLUENCE.
THE LIBRARY NEEDS TO COME UP WITH NEW STANDARDS THAT DON'T PLACE PORNOGRAPHY IN THE HANDS OF CHILDREN.
AND FOR THIS LIBRARY, FUNDING NEEDS TO BE CUT UNTIL THESE BOOKS ARE GONE.
OKAY, JUDGE, I DID FIX THE, OH, WE FIXED THE CLOCK.
UM, SAM, DO YOU KNOW, IS THE LIVE LINK ON, DID WE GET IT FIXED? OKAY.
DALEY, DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? YEAH.
WOULD LIKE, UH, A MOMENT FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO CONSULT WITH THE CHAIR, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BREAK,
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EVERYONE.WELL, BEFORE WE RESUME WITH THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS, YOUR GAL.
BEFORE WE, UH, WE, UH, CONTINUE, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, LET EVERY, REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO TALK ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET.
AND GRANTED, WE, WE REALIZE THAT THE, THE LIBRARY IS PART OF THE BUDGET.
SO WHEN YOU COME TO SPEAK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE, YOU KNOW, UM, TIE IT IN TO, TO THE BUDGET.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, MR. HENDERSON, PATRICK PATTON, THANK YOU.
I LIVE IN FRONT ROYAL AND I'M A PATRON OF SAM SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY AS A TAXPAYER.
AND I AM DISGUSTED THAT I HAVE EARNED MY HARD-EARNED MONEY HAS BEING, IS BEING USED TO FUND FREE PORNOGRAPHY FOR CHILDREN AT THE LIBRARY.
ONE OF THE BOOKS, LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS IS ONE THAT'S VERY, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.
IT IS A NOVEL IN THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION.
AS YOU KNOW, THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION IS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, 12 YEARS OLD TO HIGH SCHOOL.
CHAPTER SIX DETAILS A MAN'S VIOLENT SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A TRANS TRANSGENDER PROSTITUTE.
ONE OF THE EXCERPTS FROM THAT SAYS, UNFORTUNATELY THE HOOKUP WAS HORRIBLE, ALTHOUGH HE SEEMED NORMAL AT FIRST, HE WAS HIGH ON SOMETHING AND HIS DICK WASN'T GETTING HARD.
IS THIS GONNA TIE INTO THE BUDGET? YES MA'AM.
I MEAN, IF, I MEAN, I DON'T WANNA TAKE AWAY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANNA SAY, BUT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AFTERWARDS.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS, THIS IS PART OF ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR.
WE'RE PAYING TAXPAYER DOLLAR GOES TO THE LIBRARY.
AND THEREFORE THIS IS ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT, CUZ THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GIVING OUR CHILDREN.
A MAN ON DRUGS WITH A A LIMP DICK CAN BE VERY SCARY.
HE TRIED AND CURSED, THEN BEGAN TO BLAME HER, INSISTING HE WAS SOFT BECAUSE HE WASN'T A HOMO.
AND THEN HE WANTED HER TO TOP HIM AND THEN HE WANTED HER TO SPEAK CHINESE.
THEN HE PULLED HER HAIR AND SPAT ON HER.
BUT AT LEAST HE DIDN'T RE-INJURE HER RIBS.
AND THANK GOODNESS HE WASN'T ABLE TO COME.
SOMETIMES GUYS LIKE THIS GOT CRAZY WHEN WITH TRANS GIRLS AFTER THEY CAME.
AND YES, THANK GOODNESS HE PAID.
THE LIBRARIANS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK AND THAT IT EXISTS IN THE LIBRARY.
AND THEY BELIEVE THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO GRAPHIC DETAILS OF PEDOPHILIA AND SEXUAL ABUSE.
THEY HIDE BEHIND THIS BOOK'S APPROVAL BY THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, WHICH CLEARLY HAS NO CONCERN FOR THE WELLBEING OF MINORS.
SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT WE PAY FOR NEEDS TO REJECT THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION STANDARDS, WHICH FAVOR PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AND DEVELOP THEIR OWN STANDARDS FOR CURATING BOOKS.
THE BOARD NEEDS TO CUT LIBRARY FUNDING UNTIL THEY STOP PROVIDING PORNOGRAPHY TO OUR CHILDREN.
JULIANA RIPA, THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY.
WE ALL COULD SPEAK YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE.
I LIVE AT TWO 40 LOCUS TAIL ROAD IN FRONT ROYAL.
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ALL TAXPAYERS HAVE AN INTEREST IN WHERE THEIR MONEY GOES.AND AS AN ADULT, I KNOW IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDREN.
HOWEVER, MANY OF THE BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE LIBRARY DO NOT DO THIS.
SUCH AS THE ANATOMY OF A SINGLE GIRL BY DARIUS NASKI.
IT IS CATEGORIZED IN THE YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE SECTION.
AND UNLIKE THE OTHER BOOKS, THESE CHARACTERS ARE ADULTS, BUT THE NOVEL IS WRITTEN FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL READERS.
THE MAIN CHARACTER, DOMINIQUE, IS A YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENT NAVIGATING A NEW RELATIONSHIP.
PAGE 1 56 READS, GUY ROLLS OFF ME AND SAYS, DOM, I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD GET ON TOP.
I TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT, I LIKE BEING ON THE BOTTOM, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT CUTTING IT.
HAVE YOU HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE ON TOP OF SOMETHING? NO, I'VE NEVER DONE IT.
SO WHAT'S STOPPING YOU? BECAUSE IF SEX FEELS AWKWARD, IT MUST LOOK AWKWARD.
AND AS LONG AS WE'RE IN THE MISSIONARY POSITION, I'M LARGELY COVERED.
YOU WIN THIS TIME, I SIT UP AND COMMAND HIM ON YOUR BACK STAT.
ONCE HE RECLINES, I HOLD UP HIS PENIS WITH MY FINGERS AND STRADDLE HIM BEFORE SLOWLY DESCENDING ON IT.
I COULD READ MORE, BUT I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TO SAY THAT THIS IS VERY GRAPHIC.
WAIT, ARE YOU FINISHED? YOU COULD FINISH WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
MANY OF US DO NOT WANT MONEY FUNDED TOWARDS THIS.
I THINK THIS HAS MADE MANY PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE AND IF IT'S MAKING US AS ADULTS UNCOMFORTABLE, THEN IT IS DESTROYING THE INNOCENCE OF OUR CHILDREN.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN'S INNOCENCE AND NOT JUST THE CHILDREN THAT ARE BORN TO US IN BLOOD, BUT THE CHILDREN OF OUR COUNTRY, THE CHILDREN OF THIS COUNTY.
WE ARE ALL INTERESTED IN THESE CHILDREN AND WE ALL CARE ABOUT THEIR INNOCENCE AND THE ADULTS THAT THEY WILL BECOME AND WHAT THEY ARE EXPOSED TO AS CHILDREN.
AND WE DO NOT WANT OUR MONEY GIVEN OVER TO THIS KIND OF LITERATURE THAT WILL FORM THEM, BUT NOT IN THE WAY WE ARE HOPING FOR.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, STEVEN GUYANO.
I MOVED TO FRONT ROYAL ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
MY KIDS GO TO SCHOOL IN FRONT.
ROYAL, I'VE BEEN A PATRON OF THE SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FUNDING, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY.
UM, I'M ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF MORE FUNDING FOR THE LIBRARY.
I ACTUALLY GREW UP, UH, GOING TO THE LIBRARY A LOT.
UM, I USED TO ACTUALLY SPEND ALL DAY THERE.
SOMETIMES IN THE DAYS OF DIALUP INTERNET, MY MOM WOULD USE THE LIBRARY AND I WOULD GO OFF TO THE, UH, KIDS SECTION OR THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION AND READ.
UM, THERE'S A RIDICULOUS, UH, SUGGESTION MADE THAT IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY, THEN HOLD YOUR KIDS' HANDS AND PREVENT THEM FROM READING THEM.
AND BASICALLY THE THING PUT FORWARD IS THAT WE CAN BASICALLY PUT WHATEVER WE WANT IN IN THE LIBRARY AS DISGUSTING AS POSSIBLE.
AND IT'S, WE CAN CONSTRUCT THIS AND ESSENTIALLY IT'S YOUR JOB TO GO THERE AND HOLD YOUR CH CHILDREN'S HAND AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T TOUCH IT.
THAT'S A RIDICULOUS BURDEN TO PUT ON PARENTS.
WE WANT TO HAVE AN INSTITUTION WHICH WE CAN GO TO AND TRUST.
AND I USED TO BIKE TO THE LIBRARY.
THIS IS JUST, THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS PROPOSAL.
WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS TO HAVE THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO.
THEY WANT TO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT'S IN THE LIBRARY AND THEN BASICALLY PLACE THE BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FUNDED IT TO PREVENT THEIR MESSAGE FROM GETTING TO THEM.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I, THERE'S A BOOK HERE THAT I WANTED TO READ A COUPLE EXCERPTS FROM.
IT'S CALLED, THIS BOOK IS GAY AND BOY, ARE WE GONNA FIND THAT OUT.
IT'S TALKS ABOUT PLEASE QUIET.
IT TALKS ABOUT VARIOUS WAYS TO, FOR MEN TO, UH, GIVE BLOWY, FOR MEN TO HAVE A**L SEX.
IT SAYS ONE PAGE 74, STILL, UNLIKE VAGINAL SEX, A LITTLE MORE THOUGHT HAS TO GO INTO A**L SEX.
AS PLEASANT AS BUMMING CAN BE, WE MUST HOLD IN MIND THAT THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE BACK
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PASSAGE IS TO DO POOS.POO IS NOT SEXY, BUT THEN IT GOES ON AND ON ABOUT HOW YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE SEX WITH AN ANUS THAT DOES GO POO AND HOW YOU SHOULD PREVENT THE POO FROM GETTING ON YOU AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.
THIS IS, THIS IS NOT LITERATURE, THIS IS SMUT.
THIS IS, SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA.
THIS IS NOT, THIS IS GRAFFITI THAT YOU WOULD FIND SCROLLED IN POE, WHICH I VISITED.
I WOULD ASK YOU GUYS TO USE THE POWER THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO YOU, THE POWER OF THE PURSE, WHICH REALLY REPRESENTS OUR WILL.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, IT'S ABOUT US HAVING A SAY OVER WHAT IS IN OUR, IN OUR LIBRARIES.
I'D LIKE YOU TO USE THAT POWER TO PULL FUNDING FROM THEM UNTIL THEY REMOVE THIS MATERIAL.
I LIVE IN THE HARMONY ORCHARD NEIGHBORHOOD IN WARREN COUNTY.
I'M ALSO, UM, AN EPISCOPAL PRIEST IN THE RECTOR OF CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN TOWN.
I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF OUR LIBRARY, FULL FUNDING OF OUR LIBRARY, ALSO ON RECORD TO, FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT BOOK PURCHASES FROM THE LIBRARY ARE OFTEN COMPLETED THROUGH GRANTS THAT ARE RECEIVED.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THE LIBRARY IS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE FUNDING, FOR THE HOURS THAT IT IS OPEN, THE STAFFING THAT EXISTS, THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FOR ALL GENERATIONS.
I HAVE PARISHIONERS THAT DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.
I HAVE PARISHIONERS THAT ARE LONELY AND ISOLATED.
SO THE PUBLIC FUNDING OF A LIBRARY IS MUCH MORE THAN THE BOOKS.
AND OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR FIRST AMENDMENT ALLOWS US FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
AND IF PARENTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY, IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK OUT OR NOT CHECK OUT ANY BOOK IN THE LIBRARY.
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO, BUT NO ONE, NO GROUP, NO DENOMINATION, NO BELIEF STRUCTURE HAS THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE THAT UPON THE PUBLIC.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE BOOK, DON'T CHECK OUT THE BOOK.
OUR FAMILIES, THIS COMMUNITY ENCOMPASSES A BROAD SWATH OF PEOPLE.
WE DON'T ALL HAVE THE SAME BELIEF STRUCTURES.
WE DON'T COME FROM THE SAME RELIGIONS.
THERE ARE OTHER WORLD RELIGIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR LIBRARY IS A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS IN A DEMOCRACY TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH, THE FREEDOM FOR ACCESS FOR PUBLISHED MATERIALS AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THEIR TAX MONEY GOES, OUR TAX MONIES GOES TO OUR ROADS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR SCHOOL TEACHERS.
IT IS A BILLION, MULTIPLE BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE BUDGET.
I URGE YOU TO FULLY FUND THE LIBRARY AS AN INVALUABLE PLEASE AS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.
AND EVERY PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO NOT CHECK OUT A BOOK.
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE? UH, JIM BRUCE, IF I'M READING THAT CORRECTLY.
AND I LIVE AT 1 0 8 MANASSAS AVENUE.
UH, IN FRONT ROYAL, I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT.
UH, BEFORE YOU AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF WARREN COUNTY, I'VE HEARD SEVERAL SPEAK ON, UH, DEFUNDING THE LIBRARY.
UH, I DO NOT BELIEVE IN JUMPING ON A BANDWAGON SIMPLY BECAUSE ONE PERSON OR ONE GROUP MAKES A STATEMENT OR A YOUTUBE VIDEO.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE CONTENT IN ITS CONTEXT AND NOT CHOOSE A FEW CHERRY PICKED PASSAGES FROM THOSE BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN LABELED PORNOGRAPHIC.
IN ADDITION, WHAT IS THE ACCEPTED WORKING DEFINITION OF PORNOGRAPHY? I'VE YET TO HEAR IT.
ARE THESE WORDS PORNOGRAPHIC, HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE AND HOW PLEASING MY LOVE WITH YOUR DELIGHTS YOUR STATURE IS LIKE THAT OF
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THE PALM AND YOUR BREASTS LIKE CLUSTERS OF FRUIT.I SAID, I WILL CLIMB THE PALM TREE.
I WILL TAKE HOLD OF ITS FRUIT.
MAY YOUR BREASTS BE LIKE CLUSTERS OF GRAPES ON THE VINE.
THAT'S A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE BIBLE.
WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE YOUNG, WE DID NOT BAN THE BIBLE FROM OUR HOUSE.
AS PARENTS, IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE WHAT THEY READ WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THEM.
IT WAS ALSO OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TRAIN THEM IN THE VALUES THAT MY WIFE AND I SHARE.
PUT BLUNTLY IF THERE'S TOO MUCH SMU ON MY BLU-RAY PLAYER.
BANNING BLU-RAY PLAYERS IS NOT THE ANSWER BECAUSE SAMUELS IS A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THEY EXIST, SERVE THE ENTIRE PUBLIC.
SO NATURALLY THERE'RE GOING TO BE BOOKS IN EVERY SECTION AND EVERY GENRE THAT PEOPLE FIND OFFENSIVE IN THIS PARTICULAR BREW.
HAHA, ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS BESIDES BANNING AND OR DEFUNDING? WHAT IF THE BOOKS IN QUESTION WERE PLACED IN A SEPARATE PART OF THE LIBRARY WHERE THEY CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY ADULTS WHO ARE ACCOMPANYING THEIR CHILDREN? OR WHAT ABOUT GIVING MINORS A DIFFERENT LIBRARY CARD? SO BOOKS COULD, CERTAIN BOOKS CAN ONLY BE CHECKED OUT WITH PARENTAL APPROVAL.
AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER VIABLE OPTIONS.
ISSUES OF HUMAN SEXUALITY WILL NOT GO AWAY THROUGH BOOK BANDS, DEFUNDING PROTESTS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND BOYCOTTS.
EDUCATION IS LEARNING ABOUT THINGS WE DO NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT WE BELIEVE, BUT IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHY WE BELIEVE IT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RESPECTING THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE LIKE WE DO.
I LEARNED MORE BY READING BOOKS OR WATCHING VIDEOS OR LISTENING TO LECTURES I DISAGREE WITH THAN I DO BY IMMERSING MYSELF IN WHAT I ALREADY BELIEVE AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
YOU LIKE SAMUEL'S LIBRARY RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING THE ENTIRE COUNTY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO VOTE LIKE YOU, LOOK LIKE YOU, WORSHIP LIKE YOU, AND THINK LIKE YOU.
AS BILLY GRAHAM REPORTEDLY SAID, THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF NUTS IN THE LORD'S FRUITCAKE.
DON'T DEFEND THE THEIR DEFUND, THE FRUITCAKE FACTORY BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS.
I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LINDEN AND, UH, MY FAMILY FREQUENTLY VISITS THE LIBRARY, WHICH I THINK IS AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS SUPPORTED IN LARGE PART, NOT WHOLLY THROUGH TAXPAYER FUNDS.
IT OPERATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF US LOCAL RESIDENTS AND LOCAL TAXPAYERS LIKE ME.
HOWEVER, THE CHURCH DOESN'T PAY TAXES.
ANY SPECIFIC CHURCH SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY VOICE IN TELLING US TAXPAYERS WHAT WE CAN OR CANNOT READ.
IF THEY WANNA DICTATE WHAT PEOPLE CAN READ, THAT'S FINE.
THEY CAN DO THAT IN THEIR OWN LIBRARY.
IF THEY WANNA TELL US TAXPAYERS WHAT WE CAN READ, THEN THEY SHOULD START PAYING TAXES UNTIL THEY DO.
THEY SHOULD HAVE NO VOICE IN DICTATING WHAT WE CAN OR CANNOT READ IN OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.
UM, AND I'LL SKIP THE REST, JUST AN INTEREST OF TIME.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE RESOURCE.
UM, IT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS L G B T, UM, WHO FEEL THEY'RE ALONE.
UM, PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR FULL SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY.
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE? UH, IAN SHEY SHEY, IF I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT.
I LIVE ON EIGHT MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE IN FRONT ROW VIRGINIA.
UM, I'M A RESIDENT OF WARREN COUNTY.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU CONCERNING FISCAL YEAR, UH, BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 2024.
UH, CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE LIBRARY.
UH, I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR MANY EXCERPTS OF CERTAIN BOOKS DURING THE LIBRARY, UM, THAT MANY WOULD CONSIDER OBJECTIONABLE OR PORNOGRAPHIC.
UM, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SUSPEND FUNDING FROM THE LIBRARY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THESE BOOKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
UH, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN EARLIER WHO SUGGESTED PUTTING A, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER A BOARD OF PARENTS WHO CAN REVIEW BOOKS AND, UH, DEMOCRATICALLY DECIDE WHICH ONES SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION OF LIBRARY.
UH, THESE BOOKS ARE MAIN LIBRARY.
MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE IN THE ADULT SECTION.
UM, MAYBE CHILDREN SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.I AM, UH, A RESIDENT OF FRONT ROYAL.
UH, I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE, UH, FUNDING FOR THE LIBRARY.
UH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO, UM, MANY OF THE THOUGHTS AND COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ABOUT THE PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY AND THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SO AT LEAST IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDING.
UM, WITH REGARD TO THE PRESENCE OF THESE BOOKS, I DO NOT BELIEVE, AND I THINK THAT I STAND WITH MANY CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN AND THIS COUNTY THAT, UM, PORNOGRAPHY HELPS THE FORM THE IMAGINATION OF GOOD CITIZENS.
I HAVE A SON AND I AM AFRAID FOR HOW HE WOULD BE IF HE WERE TO GROW UP FILLING HIS MIND WITH PORNOGRAPHY.
I KNOW FRIENDS WHO HAVE DAUGHTERS AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, UH, HOW THEY WOULD FEEL, UH, IF THEY KNEW THAT THE SON, THAT THE BOYS WHO WERE COMING TO VISIT THEIR DAUGHTERS WERE, UM, HABITUALLY THOUGHT OF WOMEN IN THIS, UH, HORRIFYING WAY, IN THIS OBJECTIVE OBJECTIFYING WAY.
UM, SO I, I JUST WANT TO BRING THESE CONCERNS TO YOU AND ASK YOU TO USE WHAT POWER YOU HAVE AS IT HAS BEEN SAID.
UM, THE TASK BEFORE YOU IS NOT AN EASY ONE, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I HAVE ALL THE CLEAR ANSWER.
I KNOW I'M NOT PRESENTING POLICY TO YOU, BUT I DO ASK YOU TO TAKE SERIOUSLY, UM, THE, THE CONCERNS OF THESE CITIZENS TO EXERT SOME INFLUENCE, SOME POWER ON THE LIBRARY, UH, TO REMOVE THESE BOOKS, WHICH ARE IN FACT, PORNOGRAPHIC.
MY NOTES IRMA POWELL LIVE IN FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA, AND I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE, UM, BUDGET LIBRARY.
SO CONSIDER THIS SCENARIO A FAMILY GOES TO THE MOVIES.
THE YOUNG SON SEES AN AD FOR THE MOVIE, GODZILLA MEETS THE GANG BANGERS.
GODZILLA, CAN WE SEE IT? AND THE DAD SAYS, NO, HUN, THAT'S AN R-RATED MOVIE.