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This is pretty funny stuff. 90.8 million dollars to renovate schools that should have been torn down to have new ones built. Why is it that we are not building any schools in this city or in RI for that fact when right across the border, every town is building new schools? Anyone care to render an answer? ITS BECAUSE WE ARE BROKE BECAUSE OF UNION CONTRACTS AND THE FEEDING AT THE TROUGH ON THIS MAYORS WATCH. Everyone is complaining that there is not enough computers but of the 4.7 million dollar tax increase, 100% went to salaries, raises, and bonuses. I don't remember any teachers making comments at the budget hearings on the new firefighter gift of $932,500 increase in sick time bonuses. Non of the teachers were screaming that 6 members of the council never read the new fire contract which is costing us millions in added perks. I didn't hear any parents of students in these dump buildings yelling about the soaring overtime costs in every department. I don't remember any of the teachers uttering 1 word of support for Mr. Cushman when he presented the charts indicating that all of the increased revenue from taxes in the last 10 years has gone to the city side of the budget for raises , bonuses, step increases, and pension payments while the school side remains level funded. I haven't seen any teachers or parents outraged that the mayor, finance director, and fire chief were unable to answer any questions on how the WFD overtime is reconciled. Nothing but silence. So, you get what you deserve. Rotted buildings, drop ceilings that are hiding hazardous materials, poor lighting, unsatisfactory tools and classrooms, etc.. etc... etc... By the way, I also haven't heard any teacher make comments about the 2 rats, namely Mr. and Mrs. Laplante who robbed your school department of hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise, yet, Bachus and crew still wont allocate $12,000 for gps in the vehicles to monitor the gross inefficiencies in the work force. Its a joke. Stay silent, you think things will get better. Right. So parents, time to open your pocket books and send your kids to private school. Its only about $60,000 per kid for 4 years. Maybe the teachers could conduct a civics class for the parents as well. Give them a map with directions to city hall and a schedule of the council meetings and tell them that they should pick up a microphone and address the less than useless council and mayor. That's where it all begins folks.