There is a petition before the town council that will be considered at Monday’s meeting. This petition is not a reduction to the school budget if the savings realized from transportation, meal services, and other programs due to school closure are applied to this year's budget. The petition simply asks the town council to direct... Continue Reading →
Hoodwinked, Bamboozled, Hornswoggled, Snookered. Whatever you call it, its coming to SK.
If you have not read the most recent bid for services solicited by the South Kingstown School Committee to be presented at the 3/10 school committee meeting, be sure to check it out. You, the taxpayer, are about to pay $35,000 for a marketing campaign on behalf of the school committee run by a company... Continue Reading →
Joint TC/SC budget work session
So here are my notes from the school committee budget presentation to the town council meeting tonight. Please note - these are just my notes and my observations. Here is the link to the meeting. The school committee has come in with a budget that calls for a 2% tax increase despite as one speaker... Continue Reading →
Dear South Kingstown Town Council – Please support a 1% Property Tax Transfer Increase to School Funding:
Dear Town Council Members: Thank you for your time and service on the Town Council. I very much appreciate your time in reading this note. I will make this short because I am sure you are inundated with emails regarding this subject. I am asking that you support the Town Manager’s strongly supported recommendation for... Continue Reading →
League of Heroes: Recap of Last Night’s (3/6) SK Town Council Budget Hearing
The hearing last night was inspirational, motivational, and at times highly emotional. I was certainly not the only citizen moved to tears last night. Initially, the town manager discussed a "Theory of Government Grants" to inform everyone on the reasons for a town to offer private grants. It was concisely and well presented. He used... Continue Reading →