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School leaders get warning on needs: Durham County officials say construction money may be hard to find.

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| September 26, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The News & Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Eric Ferreri

Sep. 26--DURHAM -- County leaders echoed a familiar theme Monday, warning that the $170 million Durham school officials say they need for new schools in 2008 will be tough to find.

Durham school officials say they need to line up funding for two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school by the beginning of 2008 to deal with perpetually growing enrollment.

But county commissioners, who foot the bill for most of the public school system's construction needs, made clear during a Monday meeting with the school board that the money may not be available.

"The taxes on one house does not educate one child,"…

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