Essentially there were a lot of people in the community who were standing and speaking at this meeting because they wanted to warn the school board that they were not in favor of any legal action coming against the community, against the school board. They were afraid for their tax dollars.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
The people were afraid for their tax dollars.

Pick your answer from: (I) Yes; (II) It's impossible to say; (III) No;
(I)