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A careful reading of this article shows that the district has already completed many renovation projects, and that the standards used do not take into account the age of Warwick's school buildings.

The $190 million estimate is one opinion from an engineering firm, using standards that were not in place when the buildings were constructed. Supt. Thornton suggests that this is the "validation" that the city council is seeking; I find it difficult to believe that the council will accept this inflated and unrealistic projection of renovation costs and support a bond referendum based on it.