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Dear GuyInRI,

I don't understand it either. Why can't we have stability in our School Department budget? We could if we had accountability BEFORE the city gives them $160,000,000 or more. Last year the School Committee laid off 64 teachers in one shot. They then went on to hire about the same number of School Committee staff. I predict they will follow the same procedure now, replacing 31 teachers with 31 new SC staff-members. They want their staff to increase at the same rate as they are decreasing the number of teachers. When I campaigned for mayor, I promised that I would work 8 hours a day, 7 days a week until the teachers had a new contract. I also campaigned that I would ask for an audit from an outside independent source "before we gave the School Committee another dime!" I feel that this is the biggest issue facing Warwick and Mayor Avedisian has spent more hours on vacation than he has on this all important crisis. Our student population has crashed from 17,000 to well under 9,000. This system isn't working and the taxpayers have spent OVER A BILLION DOLLARS SINCE 2009! You know what else isn't working? The present mayors' response to it. Both have got to change and 2018 is around the corner.

Happy Summer ThatGuyInRI.

Happy Summer everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor