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I wish Mayor Avedisian well as he leaves Warwick to head up RIPTA.

Here is a recap of his last few years.

For 17 years in a row Mayor Avedisian raised taxes EVERY SINGLE YEAR and no one stopped him. No one!

THEN,, I came along and campaigned to "Cut Taxes - Cut Spending" for 700 days in a row and spent $40,000 of my own money doing it.

THEN,, the 80,000 taxpayers who are paying the tab responded LOUDLY! They gave me 13,278 votes, more than ANY previous Avedisian opponent. I greatly appreciated their support and look forward to earning even more of it this year!

THEN,, those 80,000 taxpayers LOUDLY delivered my "Cut Taxes - Cut Spending" message to the City Council.

THEN,, (in the 2017 budget) Avedisian tried to raise taxes 29 times! He got shot down every time by the City Council that LOUDLY heard my message from the 80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab!

THEN,, Avedisian decided to leave and take the job at RIPTA.

I believe I had something to do with that. I believe my "Cut Taxes - Cut Spending" campaign had a LOT to do with it My critics will probably disagree. The readers can decide for themselves.

Side note:

While Scott Avedisian was Chairman of the Board of Directors at RIPTA, a second job he took while he was also Mayor of Warwick (2011-2016), RIPTA, by their own financial statements, had their assets plummet by $14,703,460, their liabilities skyrocket by $79,579,486, and their income crash by $2,554,279 PER YEAR!!! That's $6,998 PER DAY!!!

I won't judge that performance, but the readers should.

I wish him well at RIPTA. I hope readers can see why I opposed him so much when he was splitting his time between the two jobs. The responsibilities of Mayor require 60 to 70 hours a week in my opinion. And in 2017, Scott Avedisian went on vacation 14 times. That's more than one vacation a month!

I will give my full effort to the enormous task of being Mayor of Warwick.

I will do everything possible to "Cut Taxes - Cut Spending".

I consider myself a servant of those "80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab".

My first responsibility has always and will always, be to them.

Happy Spring everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor