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Response to "The Deal":

Thank you for your honest comments. You're right. I should be clearer about my plan and I wasn't. For the record 1. I will not reduce any present municipal employee salary. 2. I will not reduce any retired municipal employee pension. (these are contracts that were written years ago and signed by all parties. They MUST be honored.). I do feel that we should look at health benefits in areas such as double-coverage, co-pays, and deductibles. When some of these benefits were originally offered the total cost to the taxpayer was a fraction of what it is today. 3. When it was reported in the "Warwick Taxpayers News" that "Corrente believes Warwick should reduce municipal salaries and he's willing to start with a 20% reduction of his own." I thought it was clear that I was talking about any future salaries of new hires, but, as you pointed out, I should have clearly stated NEW employees. I didn't do that and that was wrong. You and I do agree however, that there should be a zero-tolerance policy for any misappropriation of city time, labor, equipment, or money.

"The Deal", I may have lost your vote but you helped me and the 80,000 taxpayers I represent. For that I thank you sincerely. If you want to speak to me personally, I welcome ANY constructive criticism. My personal cell is 401-338-9900.