Adventures in Town Government
… does anyone else have the impression that he wouldn’t be quite so indignant about the Providence Pension Board’s decision or quite so passionate about excluding future convicts from receiving a municipal pension if Frank Corrente had been a member of his rather than the prior administration? Mayor David N. Cicilline wants the City Council…
To be clear, I don’t speak for Tiverton Citizens for Change with what follows (or, really, in any sanctioned sense). However, I do have some insight into the group’s candidate-endorsement process, which may be summarized with two words: fair and open. Every candidate received a questionnaire specific to the position that he or she sought,…
I’ve got a letter in the current Sakonnet Times looking ahead in the effort to get Tiverton on a better, more sustainable track: In short, if a revolt is to be successful and enduring, it must be considered, and from that necessity derives the difficult, often tedious work that must be done. Razing the town…
The other evening, an older gentleman in Tiverton told me of his experience working in town government with Tiverton Town Council President Louise Durfee… during the Nixon administration. Well, the heiress apparently sees something of concern in Tiverton Citizens for Change, because she took out a big advertisement in the Sakonnet Times this week, the…
Just a quick reminder for any Tiverton residents (or fiscal conservatives who wish to offer moral support to their peers here): Tiverton Citizens for Change is hosting its first public meeting tonight from 7:30–9:00p.m. at the VFW Hall at 134 Shove St., Tiverton. ADDENDUM: The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m., and people are already showing…
Most workday mornings (especially if everybody in the house slept through the night), my drive over the Sakonnet River Bridge brings a wave of gratitude for the sights that fill my days. Similarly, the breeze off the water, whether warm or cool, as I cross the parking lot to church come a Sunday morning makes…
A couple of loud fiscal alarm bells sounded in Woonsocket over the last ten days as we were all glued to convention coverage and moose-burgers. A week ago Friday, Fitch Ratings downgraded Woonsocket’s General Obligation Bonds. Courtesy iStockAnalyst: In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has downgraded the rating on Woonsocket, RI’s approximately $119…
So the teachers head back to class today, in Tiverton, and although their contract is still under negotiation, there appears to be some movement. One of the reasons, however, is probably not a positive: … both sides agreed to keep the details of negotiations private, in a departure from the practice of publicly airing differences…
Dateline: the small town which generates a disproportionately large share of the political mischief and bad governmentalism in this state. The trouble began when someone swiped a “Vote for Anybody But Alves” sign from Alan Palazzo’s lawn on Robin Lane. About a week later, somebody egged his wife’s BMW, as well as another political sign…
Ocean State Policy Research Institute President William Felker published an op-ed in this Sunday’s Projo introducing the new “Transparency Train” feature of OSPRI’s website that makes detailed information on municipal budgets, spending, and contracts available to the general public…Climb aboard and find budgets, payrolls and even employee contracts – fire, police, teacher, administrator, and more.…
