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Here's the math as it fell together this year. The School Committee received $166 million to handle the expenses of a certain number of students, a certain number of teachers and a certain number of school buildings (over a billion and a half since 2009). The actual numbers of students, teachers and buildings were far less in all three categories. Therefore, logic dictates that they should have had a LARGE surplus. When they claimed they didn't and actually NEEDED $84 MILLION MORE I got very suspicious. I still am. It just didn't make sense. It still doesn't.

I see signs all over the City that says vote for the $40 million dollar bond issue "for the students". In 2006 Warwick did the same thing with $25 million "for the students". How did that work out? Did the students get their $25 million worth? I don't think so and it cost Warwick taxpayers over twice that amount with interest. I don't think the students (or the taxpayers) will get their money's worth this time either if this bond issue passes. I hope it doesn't.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor