According to the Westerly Sun’s Chris Sheldon, North Stonington, the Town RIGHT NEXT TO US across the State Line has dropped their Municipal budget from $5,923,323 to $5,443,768. Hopkinton is about $380,000 short in its budget, North Stonington is only $181,000 short. So our CT neighbor lost less in revenue and was able to cut almost $500K from their budget. If we were able to do that, our taxes would decrease by >3%, instead of increasing by that amount. So far, Hopkinton has only been able to cut $41,000 from our budget.
So North Stonington is proof that it CAN be done. Why CAN’T we do it? Any answers, Town Council? Town Manager? Are we just fat and lazy, as I suspect? Or are we going to keep blaming contracts, the same type of contracts that North Providence has gotten a judge to overturn?
Good job Town Council! Or not.
This is also made more amusing by Felkner’s letter to the Sun. He bemoans the fact that the title, “Seniors could lose free lunch”, was unfair to the Town Council and apparently pissed him off. Welcome to Rhode Island, Bill. Despite the fact that I quote the Sun incessantly, as a newspaper it is self-serving and generally of pretty poor journalistic quality. Although in the past year, the new editor has improved things quite a bit. But that is besides the point. My point is, stop being such a whiner. I was thinking of titling this post, “Felkner continues to whine”. In the context of the pissant cut that removing the meals director will result in, you are making a mountain our of a mole-hill by writing a letter to the Sun. So go take a look at the North Stonington budget and then make some real “change” in Hopkinton instead of pretending that you are doing something when you are CLEARLY not.
Oh, and how’s that fight with the School Board going?
March 28, 2009 at 2:22 am
Well the budget will have crinkles in it and everyone can thank Chief Scuncio yes mega lawsuits for false arrests ,harassment, discrimination ,civil rights violations. Mauti suit three deposed by defendants atty today me , last wk Matson and Mauti . Scuncio,Georgetti cancelled theirs. Also defendants continued Officer David whewell’s .
Citizens will absolutely be shocked and outraged to find what happened in their town .
Now they will have to march forward to make changes so this never happens again. New Chief and review of archy , in other words cleaning house !
March 31, 2009 at 10:44 pm
I am glad we have mary here to explain that all woes in the world are caused by Chief Scuncio… Now if someone would, could, take time to teach her to write a complete sentence, that would be nice.
Mary, the police force has insurance to pay for stupid lawsuits like yours. The only budget increase would be for more insurance.
You are the type of person that spills something on the floor, then slips in it and complains (Or Sues) the store manager for not cleaning it up quick enough. Then you go on to complain that the store raised prices. (Ignore the fact that your actions caused the store to have to raise their prices.)
Does anyone else find mary boring? Does anyone else find her an attention whore? Why don’t you get a sign and stand on the corner to attract attention? Your sign could read “ME! Its all about ME! ME!