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You can put me on record as being 100% against giving MORE money to an organization that has so many complaints of mismanagement of the BILLION AND A HALF they already received.

"Cheat me once, shame on you. Cheat me twice, shame on me."

The School Committee (SC) has cheated the teachers, the City Council, and the taxpayers so many times that they are way, way beyond the "shame" category. I have said for over three years that Warwick NEEDS an audit of the School Committee. Today I am demanding it as the only solution to this growing problem.

The SC promised the teachers they would receive their back pay by December 2017. (four days before Christmas!)

They lied.

They told the public it wasn't caused by the SC.

They lied again.

They said the delay was caused by the City Council.

That was a lie as well.

They never even requested to be on the agenda for December. It was for the January calendar. Therefore the SC couldn't possibly get a decision from the City Council BEFORE IT WAS EVER ASKED FOR AT A COUNCIL MEETING!!!

The SC is corrupt and must be held accountable for their actions, not only against the teachers but also against the "80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab."

They won't explain what they do with the $160 million the Warwick taxpayers give them every year (much of which was supposed to go for repairs and renovations to our schools) and now they want $3 million more to tide them over before they ask for $85 million more for repairs that the taxpayers already gave OVER A BILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS SINCE 2009.

I say that until we have an audit from an impartial third party independent of any and all influence from the SC, the taxpayers and the City Council should not give them a dime! Not a dime! Not one dime!

That is my official stand on the issue. As Mayor I would not tolerate our teachers, our students, and taxpayers being treated this way.

Not another dime.

Happy Valentines teachers.

Happy Valentines everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor