financial town meeting
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Original Reports
How the School Department Turned Temporary Stimulus into a Permanent Surplus
Being busy in spring 2011, I didn’t pay much attention when the Tiverton schools’ business administrator explained that the state…
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Town Council Should Reject Budget Committee’s Vindictive Scheme to Kill Trash Pickup
The Tiverton Budget Committee has no authority to eliminate residential trash pickup, but in order to make a political statement with…
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Keeping Sight of Community Despite Disagreement
Maybe something arrived in the local air, with the summer months. Or maybe we were all exhausted by the constant…
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Vote Totals That Change Tiverton
The grumblings have begun, belittling the significance of the 1,535 Tiverton residents who voted for Budget #2. Here’s Tiverton 1st coordinator…
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The Truth About Tiverton Reserves and State Motor Vehicle Aid
In the final days before this Saturday’s financial town referendum (FTR) at Tiverton High School, supporters of higher and higher…
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Commentary
Explaining Issues Versus Falsehoods and Rhetoric
One of the challenges of serving your community by getting involved in civic debate is that it’s so much easier…
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