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My commendation goes to FOP President of Lodge 7in Warwick, Officer Peter Johnston for his hard work and persistence in bringing the delema regarding the unfunded pension 1 to a close. His resolve and dedication resulted in an appropriate conclusion exceptible by Warwick's Mayor and the members of the Fraternal Order Of Police.

It is not unusual for the Warwick police to do what is beneficial for the citizens of Warwick. In fact this is the second time in a matter of months that

both the police and fire department members relinguished a pay increase to help Mayor avoid a tax increase .

I also want to answer to the statement made by Mayor Scott Avedision that it is the Pension 1, the oldest pension, that is causing the greatest

problem....must I remind the Mayor that it was his colleagues of prior administrations that allowed the pension to continue unfunded while knowing

that the city was withholdng it's contbutions.Were did these monies go ? The members, police and firefighters, always contributed their fair share.

Members of Pension 1 the oldest and smallest of the retired members plans receive no COLAS, and no medical benefits.Upon reaching age 65

they go on medicare. Many, if not most, of these members are old and sickly now and depend on their pensions to pay for their ever growing medical costs even with medicare the out of pocket costs are high. I myself suffer with reocurring prostate cancer and know the expense.

I want the citizens of Warwick to know that they have always had, and it still remains the finest police department in the state bar none, and it was the older members of the department that should receive the credit for making it so.

Lieut. Robert White - Retired.

From: Working to help municipalities identify, address pension challenges

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