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Who will teach the kids? One would believe that by consolidating, through the existing process of 20 layoffs & attrition/retirements & with the overall Warwick School system student enrollment on a downward trend this could be possible. The Mayor/City Council indicated that any savings made by the School Dept. through consolidation could be kept by the School Dept. Personally, I wouldn't go full tilt on all the "new" initiatives because as a general rule changes of this magnitude incur unforeseen events. Instead of "other " maybe some type of "rainy day fund" should be instituted for possible additional transportation costs, etc. Maybe the middle school sports plans could be phased in over a 2 year period based on a particular sports popularity among students. $200, 000 for furniture? Can't the building dept./staff teaching dept. heads/school administration determine what equipment from Aldrich & Gorton be used/transferred to Vets? Couldn't this budget amount be reduced/absorbed by other line item amts. which could free up some of this money? Professional development-do we have to send teachers/staff to CT. &/or VT. for 4 days? Isn't there some training opportunities more local? $38000 for new uniforms to identify Building & Grounds staff? No. Doubling the painting budget-painting is generally cosmetic in nature. Repairs should be the priority. Fix it first, then paint it. Shift more money to NEEDED repairs. If there is a $3,000,000+ surplus within the current budget year, how is that to be spent? On the school, fine. Prioritize where it should be spent; if one roof needs major, immediate attention replace that first. Same with the heating system. The Building & Grounds Dept. hasn't determined which heating system & which roof needs preferential treatment by now? This shouldn't be rocket science or a Big Dig project.