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Jen Ahearn rightfully accuses the Mayor of shorting the school dept $ on their side of the budget...and then what does John Howell do? Let's the mayor rant about "crumbling infrastructure" of the buildings?? I'm sorry I didn't know that the mayor was serving his first term. What HAS HE done about "crumbling infrastructure" in his FOURTEEN YEARS AS MAYOR???? What has he done to better fund the schools? Avedesian has the audacity to say if the schools realize savings they can keep them? Wow! Thanks for nothing! The Beacon has become a joke, this article is the most one sided thing you guys have put out in awhile. No one challenges the Superintendents numbers?? $23 million in repairs needed in 2 or 3 buildings??? I feel as if any realistic person could look at that number and know that it's completely false! John Howell didn't even have the guts challenge him on it. He then let's Beth Furtado talk about how each day we fail to act hurts students....but eliminating a full time librarian last year helped students Beth?? Embarrasing!!! Beth Furtado voted to TABLE the LTFPC plan, she has no right to now say we needed to consolidate then. Where are the courage of your convictions Beth?? You are supposed to be a leader, not the left arm of the Superintendent. The mayor, Superintendent, and Chairwoman of the schools have ALL lost total credibility on this issue. What's worse is the local paper that should be the "watch-dog" instead serves as a talking point to each one of them. To quote Bruce Springsteen "...the poets down here don't write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be". Once again the talking points are out. Close Vets, Close Gorton and Aldrich because we said so that's why! It's about time people stand up and challenge these "facts"...because every time these people are challenged, they fold!

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