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A
C
B
D
Yes,
the
our
finance
director
for
the
council
to
revise
budgets
for
capital
the
changes,
as
well
as
the
revised
departmental
changes.
She
also
has
some
information
as
to
the
current
status
of
the
levy
where
we
are,
and
the
breakdown
and
some
information
on
a
estimated
estimate
of
a
rate.
So
I
believe
that
appropriate
for
kristen
to
go
over
the
information
that
she
has.
E
E
E
E
So,
based
on
that,
I
did
two
scenarios,
one
where
what
we
did
last
year,
where
we
applied
the
well
last
year,
would
be
the
increase,
but
where
we
would
apply
that
decrease
evenly.
Among
all
the
categories
of
the
exception
of
tangible
and
then
scenario,
two
would
be
where
I
kind
of
tailored
the
decrease
to
the
decrease
to
the
increase
in
each
category.
E
And
then
I
gave
a
couple
of
scenarios
at
the
bottom
where,
with
three
different,
these
are
actually
multi-family
houses
and
one
based
on
scenario.
Two
with
the
tiering
of
the
tax
rate,
decrease
and
tax
rate
scenario,
one
where
we
evenly
decrease
it
across
the.
B
E
A
F
E
So
they
would
be
the
same
so
then
it
would
be
just
based
on
the
levy
increase,
but
the
values
will
change
a
little
based
on
building
permits
and
different
vehicles
and
different.
A
A
F
B
E
That's
capped
at
four
percent,
but
then
you
have
to
spread
all
the
value
to
that
levy.
So
the
the
there's
not
going
to
be
like
a
direct
relationship
between
the
increase
in
the
levy
and
the
increase
in
the
tax
rate
we
could
have
new
businesses
come
in.
We
could
have
new
developments.
So
if
the
appraised
values
go
up,
it's
going
to
help
the
tax
rate.
Even
if
we
were
at
the
4
levy,
increase.
F
I
think
what
my
request
is
at
the
financial
town
meeting
that
that's
explained,
because
there's
a
lot
of
people
are
understanding
exactly
what's
going
to
happen
based
on
the
reevaluations
and
I
think
what
we
needed
in
the
beginning
was
we
needed
the
evaluation
company
to
do
a
presentation
in
front
of
the
council
and
and
to
the
people.
I
think
that
would
have
cleared
up
a
lot
of
questions
because
people,
the
people
at
least
that
call
me-
are
worried
because
it's
coming
out
of
their
pocket
and
they're
worried.
I
can't
afford
it.
F
How
do
I
pay
for
this?
What's
going
to
happen
and
there's
a
lot
of
unknowns,
and
I
don't
have
all
those
answers-
and
I
don't
want
to
give
an
answer
if
I
don't
know
what
it
is
right,
so
I
that's
my
request
at
the
ftm
that
somebody
is
going
to
keep
people's
minds
at
ease
or
at
least
allow
them
to
make
a
decision
now
versus.
A
A
I
just
want
to
point
out:
75
000
in
cuts
is
on
a
100
million
dollar
budget.
It's
like
dental
force,
it's
very
thin.
It's
not!
I
think,
everybody's
going
through
this
budget
based
upon
what
the
town
managers
asked
for.
I
agree
with
the
positions
that
we
talked
about
myself.
This
is
just
my
opinion
that
we
talked
about
last
week.
A
I
mean
how
much
how
much
more
I
mean
unless
you
have
significant
cuts
tonight.
How
much
more
can
you
cut
away?
Can
you
cut?
Is
the
question
so
I
mean
that's
just
my
opinion.
I
mean
we're
banging
our
heads
off
the
table
here
every
day
the
department
heads
are
here
and
when
I
leave
here,
I'm
getting
questioned,
I'm
really
going
to
cut
a
thousand
dollars
from
that
or
500
from
that,
and
I
kind
of
look
at
myself.
G
A
A
A
I
really
feel
that
way,
but
things
we
need
things
that
are
going
to
help
the
town
improve
the
town.
I
mean
we're
going
to
pick
her
about
a
thousand
dollars
here,
a
thousand
dollars
here
at
the
other
night
we
saved
ten
thousand
dollars.
We
saved
actually
once
less
than
a
penny
on
the
tax
rate.
B
Explain
the
reasoning
behind
correct
their
asks,
in
particular,.
A
A
H
I
did
a
lot
of
thinking
last
week
too
after
the
meeting
and
then
after
the
news
this
week,
what
I've
heard
on
reading
the
paper
and
heard
on
talk,
radio,
and
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
you
guys,
but
it
has
to
be
considered.
H
H
H,
5436,
senate
512
is
the
evergreen
contract
so
back
up
again
this
year.
You
guys
have
no
say
in
that.
I
understand,
but
it
affects
what
happens
here,
because
if
that
stuff
passes
we're
screwed,
so
I've
been
on
the
phone
with
my
local
reps,
I
called
speaker
mattiello,
I
called
senate
for
president
rodgerio.
I
called
my
local
reps.
I
don't
know
if
anyone
from
here
is
calling
the
west
wallock
reps,
but
we
need
to
put
a
stop
to
this
stuff.
H
Another
one
is
the
5260
and
senate
511,
which
is
the
opera
arbitration,
which
again
is
so
anti-taxpayer
we're
going
to
get
buried.
If
we,
if
they
let
the
stuff
go
through,
you
know
to
an
mediation
opportunity.
I
don't
quite
understand
the
wording,
which
term
means
what,
but
it's
again
anti-taxpayer
and
then
the
last
one,
which
is
the
new
one,
that
it's
got
me
steaming
h,
5662,
which
is
the
new
overtime
proposal
for
firefighter
going
against
the
federal
approval
of
53
hours.
H
A
H
H
A
Understand
after
42
hours
after
that,.
H
Okay,
well,
I
also
yeah.
No,
I
know
it,
it
affects
a
ton
of
times
and
it's
just
it's
just
it
just
doesn't
stop
it's.
It's
it's
death
by
ten
thousand
paper
cuts
because
every
little
thing
a
beach
feet
you
know
granted.
None
of
this
has
anything
to
do
with
you
guys
it's
just
statewide
stuff.
It's
just
stab
you
here
stab
you
there
pinprick
you
to
death
and
it
just
can't
continue.
I
got
my
nirval.
H
My
appeals
for
the
revaluations
came
back
and
I'll
be
I'm
gonna
be
filing
my
new
paperwork
after
I
received
my
tax
bill
to
re
re
appeal
these
again,
because
this
is
ridiculous.
One
one
property
got
zero
reduction,
the
other
two
got
pennies.
H
You
know
a
couple
of
thousand
dollars,
so
I'll
be
reappealing
these
do
you
have
any
idea
what
the
tax
rate's
gonna
be
yet
for
commercial
for
a
rental
property
multi-family,
because
after
seeing
this
and
after
hearing
what's
going
on
here
and
after
talking
about
just
reducing
75
000
from
the
budget
it
this
is,
this
is
insanity
I
we
cannot
afford
this.
I
got.
I
got
a
suggestion
for
this
year's
budget.
H
Zero.
Zero
increases,
zero
percent
increase
level
funded,
no,
no
extras,
no,
nothing.
We
cannot
afford
it.
I
I
I'm
I'm
up
to
here.
I
was
going
to
wait
to
move
out
of
rhode
island
until
my
kid
finished
college.
I
may
move
now,
if,
if
all
this
stuff
in
the
state-
and
then
the
town
goes
through,
I
it'll
bankrupt
me.
I
can't
afford
all
this.
H
It
would
be,
it
would
cost
me
it
would
be
cheaper
for
me
to
pay
out
of
state
tuition
for
him
to
come
back
to
rhode,
island,
to
pay
and
pay
out
of
state
tuition
and
what
to
stay
here
and
pay
this
this
stuff,
it's
just
unsustainable
when
do
a
lot
of
like
the
newer
one,
a
lot
of
the
contracts
come
up
for
renewal,
like
is
the
f,
is
the
fire
contracts.
H
A
So
right
now
the
manager
labor
attorney,
okay
and.
A
H
You
know-
and
I
spoke
to
the
chief
last
week
after
after
the
meeting-
and
you
know
it's
absolutely
nothing
personal,
it's
not
personal,
it's
mathematics,
it's
the
numbers,
don't
work,
can't
pay
our
mortgages
can't
pay.
Our
taxes
can't
pay
our
insurance
as
if
this
stuff
goes
through,
it's
nothing
personal,
but
the
numbers
have
to
work.
The
taxpayers
are
getting
killed
and
I'm
not
you
know
this
is
not
on
you
guys
either
I'm
not
taking
this
out
on
you,
I'm
just
frustrated.
H
This
is
previous
councils
and
previous
managers
who
gave
away
the
store
for
some
of
this
stuff.
I'm
sorry,
you
know
that's
how
I
label,
I
call
giving
away
the
store.
Other
people
call
it
negotiating
of
contract
and
I
don't
blame
the
union
for
getting
what
they
were
given.
I
if,
if
some
previous
council
signed
off
on
it
or
a
previous
town
manager,
was
dumb
enough
just
like
in
cranston,
the
mayor
was
dumb
enough
to
sign
off
on
some
of
the
contracts
we
got
over.
There.
Shame
on
the
taxpayers
for
not
showing
up.
H
C
Burt
malahan
monterey
drive.
Mr
president,
I
think
I
found
a
typo
if
you
go
to
the
third
page
and
it
starts
out
with
the
department,
the
town
manager,
and
if
you
go
down
to
the
town
sergeant,
which
is
1085,
do
you
see
that
what
page
is
it
from
here's
page
from
the
end
of
year
from
the.
C
I
C
Okay,
you're,
looking
at
the
salaries
yeah,
now
look
for
the
town
sergeant.
B
C
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
A
E
And
we'll
wait
until
this
meeting
yeah,
I
put
it
on
the
or
the
sheet
I
sent
you
the
two
things
that
we
still
had
left
hanging
were
you
want
to
readdress
the
library,
the
salaries
for
the
staff
and
the
department
head
and
then.
E
We
were
gonna,
go
back
and
talk
about
the
grant.
Well
we're
going
forward
with
the
grant.
So
there's
really
nothing
else
to
talk
about
with
that,
the
housing
board
you
took
care
of
you
spoke
with
them
capital
we
addressed
last
week.
I
don't
know
if
there's
any
more
capital
that
anyone
wants
to
discuss,
but
all
of
the
notes
I
had
I
checked
mark's
next,
one
that
we
addressed
them.
So
that's.
C
Pretty
much
the
class,
mr
president,
could
you
refresh
the
audience
memory
on
what
the
average
increase
was
for
the
individual
houses
and
businesses?
I
think
you
did
that
a
couple
of
meetings
ago,
but
I
I
forgot
to
write
it
down
me
too.
A
I
had
all
the
I
announced
all
my
actions
on
there.
A
I
I
went
by
average
last
time
that
I
received
from
the
tax
assessor
right
and
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
the
same
exact
numbers,
but
residential
primary
single
percent
of
growth
was
26
percent
residential
three
code:
three
19.41
residential
code,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
twenty
four
fourteen:
ninety
eight
ten
fifteen
slash
commercial
8.52
residential
code,
40
50,
30
to
multi
35.88
residential
frozen
market
value,
which
we
do
have
a
few
that
are
still
on
frozen
taxes
right.
A
I
think
it's
down
to
less
than
five
that
went
down
95.76
percent
and
that
was
when
west
wallace
offered
off.
Is
that
exemptions?
Or
is
that.
J
They
had
been
noted
as
frozen
accounts
with
a
frozen
amount
of
tax,
which
really
wasn't
the
right
way
to
do
it
because
it
didn't
show
what
a
property
was
truly
valued
at
and
how
much
we
had
to
exempt
to
get
it
down
to
the
tax
for
some
of
the
properties
that
had
incentives,
camp
bow,
wow,
lipid
mill,
there's
a
couple
of
other
ones
out
there.
So
we
change
that's.
Why
there's
a
95
percent
drop
in
that
category?
There
really
is
only
three
actual
frozen
properties,
residential
properties
in
the
town,
so.
A
Tangible
was
down:
minus
2.3
motor
vehicles
was
down
minus
eleven
point.
Three
eight
percent
was
that
because
of
the
state
aid,
the
phase
out
and
again,
that's
something
that
you
know
the
state
has
cost
the
town.
Basically
it
was.
We
have
394
thousand
dollars
that
we
had
to
figure
out
where
we're
getting
it,
because
the
tax
phase
out
isn't
working
as
they
said
it
was
going
to
work.
A
I
think
lieutenant
governor
mckee
met
with
us
prior
to
the
phase
out
and
it
was
prior
to
both
of
you
and
he
said
this
is
not
going
to
be
good
for
certain
towns
and
that
was
central
falls
west
forward.
This
is
not
going
to
be
good,
he
said,
and
he
wasn't
supporting
of
this
whatsoever
and
he
warned
everybody,
and
here
it
is
now
three
years
later
he
was
100
right.
A
I
remember
you
know
when
the
state
does
and
promises
us
money.
You
know
we
go
back
to
2010,
where
governor
cocheri
cut
two
million
dollars,
state
aid
to
the
town
of
westwood
and
put
that
on
the
taxpayers
in
the
town.
So
you
know
that's
those
are
the
things
that
we
have
to
figure
out
here
at
the
council,
so
we
got
thrown
a
394
thousand
dollar
bill
before
our
budget
was
even
set
in
stone.
A
Any
questions
any
other
comment
before
we
stop
moving
on
okay.
How
does
the
console
want
to
do
this?
You
want
to
go
page
by
page
again
or
do
you
want
to
go?
A
Do
you
have
any
recommendations
at
this
point?
Do
you
you
guys
tell
me
how
you
want
to
do
it.
F
F
G
A
And
what's
the
plan
if
the
budget
gets
voted
down,
you
know
that's
the
question
I
have.
I
always
ask
that
in
the
end,
because
it
goes
before
the
taxpayers,
it's
their
choice
and,
as
I
could
say
the
last
couple
of
years,
you
know
one
year
was
overwhelming
that
they
supported
it
last
year.
It
was
close.
This
year
could
be
closer,
could
be
opposite,
it
could
be.
They
voted
down.
A
D
That
would
go
before
the
voters
at
a
lesser
amount
for
their
review
and
approval,
and
I
would
also
say
that
when
you
look
at
the
way
the
budget
is
constructed,
the
school
department
has
a
zero
increase
in
their
local
appropriation,
so
any
reductions
would
have
to
come
from
this
from
the
downside
of
the
budget,
and
when
you
look
at
how
the
budget
is
constructed,
there
are
fixed
costs,
many
fixed
costs
which
is
going
to
have
to
go.
You
have
to
go
through
fixed
costs.
What
what
you
have
to
do?
D
F
My
my
concern
is,
you
know,
as
I'm
looking
through
this
and
basically
nickel
and
diming
it,
which
it's
it's
an
exercise.
It
takes
a
long
time
and
really
when
you
get
out
of
it,
but
as
I'm
looking
at
this
year,
I'm
also
thinking
of
next
year
and
school
department
didn't
come
to
us
with
any
increase
this
year.
F
My
point
is
they're
going
to
be
coming
to
us,
if
not
next
year,
the
year
after
asking
for
more
money
and
with
employees
getting
increases
just
year
to
year,
as
that
goes
up,
longevity
goes
up.
It
all
builds
up
and
we're
at
a
four
percent
right
now,
which
is
which
is
tight.
D
Well,
you
cannot
go
over
the
four
percent,
there's
only
certain
criteria
to
go
over
four
percent.
D
This
year
could
be
five
percent
lower
in
depends,
so
you
won't
have
a
large
increase
in
health
care,
so
that
will
give
some
room
capacity
to
help
absorb
the
school
increase
which
is
coming
in
in
fy.
21.
they've
indicated
that
by
twenty
end
there
will
be
an
increase.
So
the
way
this
budget
is
constructed,
part
of
that
can
be
offset
if
you
will,
by
a
less
increase
in
health
care.
But
again
you
have
the
tax
rate
based
upon
your
expenses,
so
the
budget
was
looked
at
a
little
bit.
D
It
was
for
some
poor
thought
with
the
school
coming
back
in
to
the
equation
in
fy
21.,
a
question
about
what
happens
I
mean.
Certainly,
you
know
you
go
and
look
at
your
required
expenses
as
you
go
forward
like
anything
else
what
you
have
to
do,
what
are
fixed
costs?
What
are
your
required
costs?
What
are
optional
costs?
What
are
you
required
to
do
by
law
that
you
have
to
have
services?
D
Are
there
some
services
that
you
don't
have
to
have
so
again?
These
were
all
the
types
of
questions
that
would
be
asked
are
asked
now
and
they'll
be
asked
in
the
future,
and
you
look
forward
and
see
what
can
happen.
I
mean
if
the
economy
still
is
good
still
going
on.
There
are
many
revenues
that
are
based
upon
economies,
fees,
clerk,
fee,
building
fees,
those
type
of
things.
But
again
it's
like
anything
else.
C
C
A
All
right
the
bullet
points
we
had
the
library.
E
A
A
A
A
A
G
G
There
are
no
capital
expenses
for
the
town
regarding
the
library
there's
no
overtime
at
the
library,
no
we're
not
fire
safety
or
sewer.
We
don't
address
big
physical
things.
We
address
intangible
things
such
as
culture,
curiosity,
creativity
and
all,
and
some
practical
things
such
as
lifelong
learning,
finding
a
job
caring
for
your
children
or
maybe
just
being
a
safe
place
outside
your
home,
where
you
can
go
and
be
with
other
people,
things
that
contribute
to
the
quality
of
life
in
this
town,
which
is
very,
very
important.
G
But
I
really
doubt
that
all
those
thousands
of
west
warwick
residents
who
use
the
library
are
going
to
object
to
a
relatively
small
increase
in
the
scheme
of
things
to
help
ensure
our
viability
into
the
future.
In
the
last
five
years,
we've
lost
seven
librarians
to
other
libraries,
because
we
can't
pay
them
and
right
now
we
have
two
young
dynamic,
creative
librarians,
who
I
know
I
know
we're
going
to
lose.
G
I
I
agree
with
what
the
director's
saying
I
mean
the
the
library
budget
is
less
than
one
percent
of
the
entire
budget.
What
he's
asking
for
in
terms
of
a
raise
is
truly
minuscule,
especially
when
you
look
at
the
pay
across
the
state.
You
know
I
really
feel
in
all
aspects
of
services.
We
need
to
be
competitive
with
all
the
municipalities.
I
You
know
these
people
are
highly
educated.
They
give
100
of
themselves.
This
is
such
a
great
service
for
the
town.
You
know,
if
you
think
back
a
few
years
ago,
when
the
library
wasn't
there,
you
know
people
were
dying
for
this
to
come
back
and
you
know
was
slowly
rebuilding
it.
So
my
feeling
is,
you
know,
let's
retain
what
we
have.
B
A
I
I
will
say-
and
I
brought
this
up-
I
know
my
boss
came
from
one
of
your
programs.
I
brought
that
he's
from
west
granite.
She
uses
the
library,
rather
often
I've
always.
D
A
Out
other
council
members
have
also
pointed
out
the
services
that
the
library
and
the
senior
center
get
with
the
amount
of
budget.
They
have
it's
amazing
what
both
departments
do
and
help
out
throughout
the
community.
I
know
either
you
allow
visitations
dcyf
visitations
so
on
and
so
forth.
There
and
you
know
it's-
you
know
I
I
it
is
my
ward.
I've
seen
it
when
it
was
shut
down,
and
I
and
I
heard
about
it
and
you
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
children
in
this
town.
A
Unfortunately,
they
don't
go
out
and
spend
100
a
month
on
internet,
so
they
have
to
go
to
the
library
they
have
to
go
there
and
take
care
of
their
homework
and
you'll
be
shocked.
If
you
walk
in
there
how
many
kids
and
how
many
parents
are
actually
there
doing
homework
and
whatever
else
I
think
it's
a
very
big
asset,
and
I
you
know,
having
a
master's
degree,
you
know
anybody
who
has
college
tuition
fees
and
whatever
you're,
paying
back
thirty
one
thousand
dollars.
A
That's
not
even
I
wanna
say
it's
almost
a
level
and
you
know
that's
poverty
level.
28
000
is
considered
poverty
level
and
when
you're
going
four
years
of
college
coming
out
with
thirty
one
thousand,
I
think
isn't
that
five
years
for
a
librarian.
B
I
I
think
the
schedule
that
was
handed
out
talks
about
change
in
town
appropriation
of
being
33
000,
and
I
think
that
opened
some
minds.
But
when
you
actually
go
back
and
you
look
at
that,
9
000
of
it
is
medical
and
4
000
of
its
pension,
and
there
is
a
good
deal
of
it.
That
was
not
in
the
control
of
the
library's
budget.
A
F
We
we
haven't
again,
I
believe
in
culture,
I
believe
in
the
arts,
I've
I've
seen
what
you
do
at
the
library
and
you're
a
great
advocate
for
your
department
to
me
it's
not
about
you're
they're
underpaid,
I
mean
there's
no
question,
but
so
the
police
saw
the
fire.
We
have
a
third
highest
in
tax
increase.
I
mean
it's
just
it.
None
of
it
makes
any
sense,
but
we
have
contracts
in
negotiation
right
now.
F
Unfortunately,
it's
at
the
same
time
as
the
budget
they
weren't
passed
before
the
budget,
so
we
have
really
nothing
to
come
to
go
by.
I
wouldn't
be
premature
in
and
offer
this
until
the
contracts
are
done.