Help Loudoun with LCI Freeze

Dear Honorable Governor McDonnell: This is in reference to FY11 fiscal budget proposal that the Local Composite Index (LCI) biennial adjustment be frozen for the 2011 fiscal year budget. This year the LCI adjustment, if not frozen, would help Loudoun County at a time when we have the largest growing student population in the Commonwealth. Loudoun Schools will see an increased enrollment of 3,351 students. Yet, if the LCI is frozen then Virginia Beach becomes the top recipient by getting an additional $14,803,612 at a time when their school system will see a reduction of 524 students. Northern Virginians collectively will lose $122,400,000 in state funding, while adding 10,263 new students. At the same time, school divisions benefiting under the proposed freeze will receive an additional $114,000,000 while collectively educating a projected 2,300 fewer students. This arbitrary freeze will mean a loss to Loudoun County of $34,356,421! Could you please kindly look into this matter and help the 300,000 residents of the Loudoun County? Thank you so much for your time and consideration.