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Bob, don't forget that same 2006 bond referendum also authorized all the fire safety repairs and other capital improvements that the schools now are responsible to pay for out of their annual budget. The mayor and the city council reneged on their promise to finance these expenses.

Maybe if they didn't do this schools could afford to consider other options, but in my opinion they cannot.

Your description of how the mayor and council has handled city finances is correct and that leads me to my point that even if I submit to your point on the school sizing, that is a luxury the school department cannot afford to keep.

So the choice comes down to delaying consolidation by the school committee and sacrificing current educational opportunities of all students both in secondary and elementary schools.

Your sound like I very reason person who cares about this city, as I do. But sadly as I have participated in the budget hearing as an elected member of the city council for two years and as a citizen testifying over the last decade, I have not seen the level of concern by the stakeholders in this city materialize to a point where they could effect change.

As you state this is a political problem and if people want to make sure we receive the level of city and school services for our tax dollars they need to get involved and overhaul the political establishment in this city that has lead us to this point.

I don't see that happening as demonstrated by the people who came out for this cause, only concerned with the short term effect of the consolidation proposal that directly effected them, and soon will disappear into obscurity not concerned with anyone else in the city.

I hope to see you at the budget hearing this spring as your above description of the state of the city is spot on and our elected leaders to hear it from someone beside the half dozen individuals who have all but been label gad flies and are ignored at city meetings.

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