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Rick ,

I take a huge exception to your comment about me being part of the problem and being misguided so let me educate you on a few points in terms of problem solving. Here are a couple of facts:

I spent over $10,000 on the car tax revolt in an effort to pressure the mayor to fix the problem and restore the $6000 exemption, that when it was reduced to $500, was hurting so many people in fixed incomes etc.. The media coverage and the pressure that I kept up was the direct cause for the mayor increasing the exemption by $1500 to $2000. Now here are some other facts. In direct testimony at the state house the tax assessor stated that every increase of $500 in the exemption returns $500,000 in taxes to the community. That means as a result of my efforts and my expenditures the net return to the Warwick residents was $1.5 million per year. Not my figures, the tax assessors figures. Now if you are able, do some simple math. This is the 5th year with the exemption back to $2000. When I went to school, $1.5 million times 5 years equals $7.5 million back to the taxpayer in this city as a direct result of MY efforts. You can say whatever you want about my intentions but the fact of the matter is that there is not one council member, currently seated or previously seated that can point to one issue where their personal efforts have returned that dividend to the city.

When it comes to sewer issues and many many other issues you are clearly outmatched by my knowledge and the knowledge of many other residents that have been actively trying to effect change but are stifled by the friggen morons that you have aligned yourself with.

Further, you comment a lot on this foolish blog but the fact of the matter is that I have never heard you get up in public and make a cogent argument about any subject matter whatsoever. Not a peep during budget hearings. Nadda. I have not seen you be passionate about any subject nor have I seen you perform research, make documentation request thru APRA, and attack any single issue at all. The difference between myself and the dysfunctional council is that when I see a problem I attack it. I will never be politically correct and furthermore in an environment of thieves and unintelligent elected officials, I am not going to be nice. PERIOD. Like it or not I really don't give a damn. But let me know when you, as a resident, return $7.5 mil to the community and I will be impressed.

Your allies and others that attempt to castigate me and silence me whether on this blog or at a council meeting, have zero effect on me, and frankly just gives me more motivation to call out all of the nefarious dealings that are going on in this community.

Oh yeah, one more thing, I have been fishing. In the archives of the city's records. And the fish are big and biting well with lots of results on some ugly stuff from the depths. Here's a latest little tid bit. What WFD chief took a leave of absence with pay, to go to the RI State Police Training Academy to attempt to become a trooper while on the clock with the city? Take a guess. Bigger fish still to come. Some day I'll sit with you and educate you on construction issues and code compliance and how the taxpayers in Warwick are getting screwed.