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The Mayor apparently listened. Recently one of Mayor Elorza's aides said that without selling the Water Supply the city would be in bankruptcy in a decade. Warwick & Providence need to employ a multi-prong strategy.
Engage with creditors to reduce debt. Something Avedisian refused to do.
Commit to hold property taxes flat for 5-10-15 years dependent on meeting revenue goals. If goals aren't met then add scheduled, slight rate increases. This allows residents & prospective home buyers predictability in their life choices. The current idea of a decade of max tax increases will continue to kill growth.
Cut spending. Departments may have to cut personnel. This is always the hardest part, but if we can't afford certain services we can't afford it.
Make disabled employees work in another department instead of taking a disability pension. Just because an individual can't work at the DPW, PD or FD doesn't mean they can't continue in other vital city departments. Let's return these people to a productive level of engagement. Instead of being paid a pension these people will strengthen the Building Department by retraining to act as building, electrical, plumbing inspectors & regulatory expertise to help Warwick development accelerate. Floaters can move between departments during peak demand times. The tax department knows what I'm talking about.
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