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Dear Reality,

You're right! You can't have it both ways. But, to be honest, I haven't asked for that. As far as the issues you mention, please read my platform. I do have a plan. If you read it, (correntemayorwarwick.com) I think you will agree with most, if not all, of it.The candidate without a plan,for 15 years in a row, is a man named Avedisian.

I continue to meet with people in the fire department and I'm learning facts that you should know.

1. The City Council didn't negotiate those contracts. The Mayor did. Solely.

2. As far as the overtime, some of it (maybe even much of it) was federally funded training that is paid by a federal grant called "The Safer Grant" (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response), which costs the Warwick taxpayer nothing. It is unfairly listed on the city books as "overtime" when it should have been listed as "training pay". I'm still learning from the many firefighters I'm speaking to and here's what I do know. They all want greater transparency, just like I do. I believe that, when I'm elected, we can bridge the gap between "politics" and "people" in the Warwick Fire Dept. Please stay tuned.