Just recently read about potential school cuts, and now reviewed some salaries. 
It appears many at Central Office and some Principals and other top positions (ie Director positions at the HS) could be looked into as far as salary cuts.  Reducing salaries like private companies do in tough economic times, should be the 1st priority in balancing the budget.  This could be done on a sliding scale, ie anyone making < 40k per yr no reduction, 50-60k, 3%, 60-70 -5 %, 80-90 10%, 90 + 15% etc.

I really appreciate the Gazette’s efforts to help Goochland citizens better understand County operations and spending.  However, your salary database has little value.  I am not interested in who makes what.  A better service would provide statistics on past salary averages, recent increases and current averages.  Last week the Las Vegas Review Journal reported the average Clark County employee salary is $90,000.  I was shocked.  I wonder about Goochland County.

My observation outside of the County Office building (the old GHS)—the cars that are “allocated” for County officials are often gas-guzzling large SUVs. To balance our budget, letting these cars go (and other perks of the boom time) might be a better starting point than our school teachers?