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MisterP I strongly disagree with your comment here. I understand that sometimes yes, the conversation does veer off topic (guilty as charged) but to suggest that talking "politics" has nothing to do with the money the schools are asking for, or to suggest there is no place for it in this debate is false. If that is your belief I would submit you haven't been paying attention for the last few years. Both sides play politics with this issue. Raises being given out before all of the information had been gathered was playing politics. So yes, this is a political discussion, because it has been for the last 2 decades.

Acting Mayor Solomon was in a no win situation. Give the schools the $6 million they asked for, he'd be called fiscally reckless. Give them nothing, get taken to court and lose. You know the saying about when you try to please everybody you end up pleasing nobody? I feel like theres alot of that at play here. Solomon tried keeping both sides happy and instead, the schools are complaining they were short changed, and the budget hawks are upset the $ was taken out of road paving (I agree with Crickee its not a good precedent to set). Acting Mayor Solomon will likely face MANY more budgetary issues if elected. Will he feel emboldened if elected to make the changes Warwick actually needs going forward (funding OPEB, meaningful pension reform, maintaining beaches/public parks, rebuilding the entire school system, create a 5, 10 and 20 year plan for the cities future so we have a blueprint of changes)?

Its up to voters to hold these candidates accountable for what they say, and for their record. If ANY candidate speaks on this website, using it as a free advertising platform, those candidates should be prepared to have their record and proposals questioned/challenged. That is not some unique idea MisterP. Perhaps going along to get along and not asking questions or just "staying on topic" has contributed to getting us into this mess in the first place. Too many candidates get away with blurting out nonsense and I'm sick of it! Sorry for expecting more out of a Mayoral candidate, but its not a job for just anyone to have. You are entitled to your opinion, I will just state again for the record I STRONGLY DISAGREE!