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Dear Mayor Avedisian,

Thank you.

I didn't expect you to submit a budget with no tax-increases because, well, you have never done that before.

For 17 years in a row you did something no other town or city did. You raised taxes every single year and I ran against you mainly due to our differences in that philosophy. You were a tax-and-spend kind of Mayor. I will be a "Cut Taxes - Cut Spending" kind of Mayor. I spent 700 days campaigning and $40,000 of my own money getting that message out to the 80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab and it worked! They rallied; delivered my message LOUDLY to their Council-people and when you tried to introduce 29 tax-increasing amendments to the 2017 budget the Council acted according to the wishes of their constituents. We proudly ended the tax-and-spend era and the City is still functioning smoothly.

I can't think of even one piece of Warwick legislation that is worth the money the taxpayers paid. Some are good. Some...not. But not one Mayor Avedisian, is worth the money the taxpayers paid. That's why I am so against more taxes. The taxpayers just can't afford them.

As far as acting Mayor Joe Solomon choosing NOT to "become engaged in the process"?? Are you kidding me? He'd better become engaged. If he wants to beat me in the election, he'd better become VERY engaged.

The 80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab are watching!

Happy Spring everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor