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Tepid as they may be, it is good to see the Beacon write a few critical words about Mayor Solomon's prior statements.

But while it's good that they termed Solomon's claims about his decisions as mayor in FY18 "somewhat vague," they apparently didn't feel the need to point out that Solomon was appointed mayor in the middle of May, a month and a half before the end of the fiscal year.

There's virtually nothing Solomon could have done to improve the city's budget that much in just 45 days, certainly not unspecified "austerity and cost saving measures."

I also notice that the Beacon doesn't report more from Solomon's press release -- covered here in detail: https://warwickpost.com/solomon-announces-audit-filed-with-state-auditor-general/ -- especially where Solomon says "his plans to bring city spending back under control are working..."

City spending is under control?

We must all be imagining those huge back-to-back tax increases over the last two years, I guess.