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When the $25 million school bond was proposed I was Chairman of the School Committee. The scholl department subitted a detail plan school by school, project by project where all of the money would be allocated over 5 years in $5 million increments. Most of the money was for new fire code regulations. When the bond money wsa frozen in 2007 many projects were delayed years resulting in deteriation esclating the cost and a repriotizization of projects.

When people claim that there was no accounting of the projects, this is absolutely false. All you have to do is file a freedom of information request to get the brekdown on where the $25 million was spent.

Some articles on $25 million school bond:

https://warwickpost.com/warwick-city-council-oks-release-of-4-million-in-school-improvement-bonds/

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170320/warwick-city-council-oks-spending-4m-in-bond-money-on-school-repairs

https://warwickpost.com/city-council-approves-5-1-million-bond-release-for-school-repairs/

2013 $4.3 million bond for fire upgrades: http://warwickonline.com/stories/council-approves-43m-bond-for-school-fire-code-upgrades,79485?

2009, $4 million Pilgrim roof and fire code: http://warwickonline.com/stories/new-bonds-enable-pilgrim-roof-possible-city-debt-repayment,45171?

2008 Pilgrim roof problem Bonds frozen: http://warwickonline.com/stories/despite-budget-woes-cushman-merolla-want-new-pilgrim-roof,34999?

2007 Avedisian freezes $25 million school bonds: http://warwickonline.com/stories/mayor-eyes-bonding-freeze,20347?

2006 - Schools push for $25 million bonds: http://warwickonline.com/stories/schools-make-push-for-voter-approval-of-25m-renovation-bond,34641?

2006 - Where $25 million school bond will be spent: http://warwickonline.com/stories/school-renovation-projects-on-target-for-opening-day,15575?