Local delegates to Virginia's General Assembly met Saturday at the Rockingham County Administration Building to discuss everything from education to retirement in a town hall style meeting.

Delegates Tony Wilt (R)-26 and Steven Landes (R)-25, met with Rockingham County residents to hear what they have to say about Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed $37 million increase to the state's budget.

"That's exciting to me, for folks to have a venue to come out and share their thoughts and their concerns that affect them here locally," Wilt said.

Hot topics included funding for the state's retirement program, and how education standards should be set.

Wilt said no more bills can be proposed to the General Assembly, but he said ideas from the meeting will help him better represent his district.

"We'll glean from what we heard here today and certainly keep those concerns in mind as we go forward, as we go to Richmond," Wilt said.

Ramona Sanders attended the meeting and said was looking forward to meeting Wilt.

"It was very interesting, it was very knowledgeable. I'm very pleased that Delegate Wilt has a mentor like Steve Landes," Sanders said.

Wilt said the government's programs are far-reaching, and they all come back to how much money is available.

"The trick is going to be is that we don't fall back into old, bad habits," Wilt said.

"It's been tough seeing some of the cuts now, but some of the cuts have actually been healthy, and we need to remember those things. We don't need to fall back into bad spending habits when the economy turns around."

McDonnell's budget for Virginia is $85 billion; the additional $37 million would go toward economic incentives and development.