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I was there. Several meetings.

I saw all the City Council members asking questions because they were understandably skeptical of a School Committee that was caught lying so often. I heard one member previously say that we should have a forensic audit of the School Committee. Last night I heard "I think we need to exercise a little more control." I heard "I'm worried about history repeating itself."

And then I heard the City Council motion to give them another $40,000,000 of taxpayers money. I was stunned. When it was all over I asked one of the City Council members "What is stopping the School Committee from spending this $40 million dollars ANY way they want?" He/she replied "Nothing!"

I go on record as being 100% against this. I agree that we need major repairs to our schools. I just don't agree that the School Committee (SC) can be trusted with $40 million ADDITIONAL dollars of taxpayers money, especially when they have no accountability for ANY money they have EVER received, and won't have any accountability for this $40 million either. I hope I'm wrong but judging by the actions of the last few years, I am convinced that the problem lies in having the SC control the money. We certainly don't need another "Assistant Principal of Climate and Culture" do we? What we need is for our teachers to receive their back pay without being lied to. Add $40 million (with no accountability) to the $160 million taxpayers have already given to the SC (with no accountability) and it's easy to see the magnitude of the problem.

This is a $40 million-dollar credit card that the taxpayers can't afford and the SC can't be trusted with. I hope the voters turn it down. I wish the City Council did.

Albert Einstein said "The definition of "insanity" is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result". Isn't this the same thing Warwick did in 2006??

Happy Valentines everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor