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Posted in Budget Committee, FTM, School Committee on Apr 29th, 2010
I’ve much on my to-write list, but two items from Marcia Pobzeznik’s Newport Daily News report on last night’s Budget Committee hearing merit comment. First:
Just how far over the cap the town can go is not known, but Town Administrator James Goncalo, at the request of the Town Council, has inquired of the state [...]
Posted in Budget Committee, FTM, Letters to the editor, Tiverton on Apr 24th, 2010
Budget Committee Chairman Jeff Caron’s letter in the current Sakonnet Times is not available on the paper’s Web site, so here it is:
To the editor:
I write this letter not as the chairman of the Tiverton Budget Committee but rather as a concerned taxpayer. At the April 12 meeting of the Town Council, Councilor Durfee [...]
Posted in Budget Committee, Letters to the editor, School Committee on Mar 30th, 2010
There are currently two letters on the Sakonnet Times Web site that merit note. The first, from me, is a version of this tivertoncc.com post describing the basic financial picture at which the Budget Committee has been looking. The numbers are a moving target, but they remain accurate enough to stand as a [...]
Posted in Budget Committee, Spending, Unions on Mar 28th, 2010
For some Sunday homework, take up Town Administrator Jim Goncalo’s draft budget, released on January 21 (PDF), particularly with an eye toward claims that salaries are not going up. We all know, of course, that contracts are just shy of commandments when it comes to budgeting, but it’s worth taking a look at the [...]
Posted in Budget Committee, FTM, Spending on Mar 27th, 2010
Both of the local newspapers are reporting the achievement of the Budget Committee in bringing the town’s overall budget under the 4.5% levy cap. In the Sakonnet Times, Tom Killin Dalglish provides more detail about the list of cuts that committee member Cynthia Nebergall produced and the committee approved, but Marcia Pobzeznik’s Newport Daily [...]
Posted in Budget Committee, FTM, School Committee, Spending, Tiverton on Mar 16th, 2010
As the President of TCC, I articulate policy and communications for TCC. I attempt to do so in an honest and straightforward manner. Readers of local media see frequent orchestrated attacks on TCC and this letter will attempt to set the record straight. This note provides links to public statements, video, and letters describing our positions. Please [...]
Posted in Budget Committee, FTM, School Committee, Tiverton, Unions on Mar 13th, 2010
It took me a day to work through my unexpectedly negative reaction to news that the Budget Committee had effectively proposed level funding of the school department next year. (With decreases in state aid likely, the leveled municipal funding probably represents a substantial cut.) What finally brought my emotional sense into focus was [...]
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