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I was there. I heard it first hand. I heard a City Council that I was proud of. They stood up for the Taxpayers! Thank you Ed, Joe, Rick, Donna, Joe, Steve, Jeromy, Tim, and Steve. What I heard Monday night and also last week was true leadership!

We give the School Committee $160,000,000 a year; more than the rest of the city PUT TOGETHER! And they are not accountable to anyone, not the Mayor, not the City Council, not anyone. That's insane! And now they aren't just asking for $85,000,000. They are asking for $85,000,000 MORE! (The definition of "insanity" is "doing something over and over and expecting a different result" - Albert Einstein)

They are in essence saying "You gave us $160 million a year and we squandered it (and we won't even tell you how), so now please give us $85 million MORE! Don't worry. We won't spend it on ourselves. Trust us!"

Well, I for one don't! I don't trust them. I believe we should give them two honest choices.

1. Become accountable. Reverse the legislation that makes you totally unaccountable to anyone from the moment you receive your annual budget. or

2. Get less money. A lot less. If I were the Mayor or a member of the City Council that is what I would do.

Happy snow day everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor