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Article: Mill closure to shrink tax coffers.(Local)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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By Hattie Brown Garrow
The Virginian-Pilot
For now, International Paper Co. is one of the largest taxpayers in Isle of Wight County, and the children of some of its employees attend the relatively small school system in Franklin.
Thus, those two school divisions have much to worry about now that the company will close its plant near Franklin, at a cost of some 1,100 jobs. Part of the problem, officials in both localities say, is that they don't know exactly what they will face. Whatever it is will come at a bad time, though, as the state seems likely to consider whether to reduce its spending for public education.
Franklin Mayor Jim ...
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