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Dear bendover,

You can't blame the other politicians in that picture. A photo-opp is a photo-opp.

What kills me is the fact that when it was happening I called the relocation team at Citizens to find out how close Mayor Avedisian came to keeping 700 Warwick-based employees on Jefferson Blvd. I actually got sick to my stomach when the lady said "Wanna know the truth? No one called us. No one even returned OUR calls when we called them!" As Mayor, I would have called them, met with them, courted them, negotiated with them, bought them lunch, kissed their ring, incentivized them, or ANYTHING ELSE (legally) to keep them here in Warwick. 700 employees spend A LOT of money! I would have worked on it relentlessly. That is what a servant-Mayor does. That's what Johnston Mayor Polisena did. No organization would take 700 employees out of MY City without a mammoth attempt to keep them here on my part, if I was the Mayor of Warwick.

I am so sorry that our Mayor wasn't the smart businessman Johnston's Mayor Polisena is.

Happy August everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor