But how would he have paid for it?

Sure, Danny Hale tabled an ill-conceived policy about renaming schools.  And yes, he's no longer on the Board.  But after he helped spearhead the effort to rename Knox Doss Middle School to Station Camp - at a cost approaching $100,000, he proposed a policy that would almost surely have meant renaming another county school, at a cost estimated at $500,000.  This despite his recurring plea that the Board should only act in the best interests of the students. 

Nevermind that he supported a budget nearly $8 million out of balance -- he thinks the Board should spend tax dollars renaming schools for political reasons. 

The proposal, now tabled, may simply languish and be forgotten.  As for Hale, it's not clear what's next on his agenda.