By Aila Boyd
aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com
The Craig County School Board unanimously approved a budget amendment at its Dec. 16 meeting to incorporate $503,000 in state and local funding awarded through Virginia’s Emergency Shelter Upgrade Assistance Fund.
The funding will be used to secure permanent standby generators and retrofit emergency shelters to improve emergency preparedness within Craig County Public Schools.
Of the total award, $337,010 comes from the commonwealth, with a local match of $165,990 to be appropriated by the Craig County Board of Supervisors.
The board amended the fiscal year 2025-26 budget to reflect the new revenue, allocating the full $503,000 to capital outlay within operations and maintenance expenditures.
The motion was made by New Castle District representative Walter Marsden and seconded by Simmonsville District representative Darren Gilreath, vice chair. The resolution took effect immediately upon adoption.
