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Property Tax allocation to the city budget have increased by $35,641,138 since 2008.

State Aid to Warwick was cut $17,923,232 since 2008.

Concilusion: The city has risen propety taxes by more then twice as much as the cuts in State Aid.

During the 2011/12 fiscal years the city took a huge hit when state aid was reduced by $11,265,477. However as Mr. Maloney stated the city reduced the school budget by 5 percent or $6,839,071 and increased the local property tax allocation to the city budget by $14,269,793 to cover the cut in state aid and allow for an additional $3 million increase in spending.

Another point of reference in 2009 State Aid to Schools was reduced by $8.9 million and the local property tax allocation was $0.

Bottom line is that since 2008 the Warwick School Department spending has decreased $1,080,732 while new spending in the city is $12,172,074.

The city supplemented local property tax dollars to cover ever dollar cut by the state. The same cannot be said for schools and as Dave1107 stated, most of that money has gone toward legacy costs associated with pension and retiree free lifetime healthcare expenses.

From: Committee to consider school cuts

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